Hadith 10935

حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ , حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ , عَنْ عَاصِمٍ , عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , قََالَ : أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ , حَتَّى تَهَوَّرَ اللَّيْلُ , فَذَهَبَ ثُلُثُهُ أَوْ قَرَابَتُهُ , ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ , فَإِذَا النَّاسُ عِزُونَ , وَإِذَا هُمْ قَلِيلٌ , قَالَ : فَغَضِبَ غَضَبًا مَا أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ غَضِبَ غَضَبًا قَطُّ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى عَرْقٍ أَوْ مِرْمَاتَيْنِ , أَتَوْهُ لِذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا , وَهُمْ يَتَخَلَّفُونَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ , لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ , وَأَتَّبِعَ هَذِهِ الدُّورَ الَّتِي تَخَلَّفَ أَهْلُوهَا عَنْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَأُضْرِمَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ بِالنِّيرَانِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the Isha prayer so much that a third of the night was about to pass. Then he came to the mosque and saw the people in scattered groups. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became very angry and said: If someone were to offer a person a bone or two hooves in front of the people, they would surely accept it, but they sit in their homes leaving the prayer. I had intended to order a man to go out in search of those who sit in their homes away from the prayer and set their houses on fire.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 10935
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، وهذاإسناد حسن، خ: 657، م: 651 .