حَدَّثَنَا
هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ
حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ ، عَنِ
النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ، قَالَ : أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ أَوْ كَأَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ بِوَقْتِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْعِشَاءِ ، " كَانَ
يُصَلِّيهَا بَعْدَ سُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I know the time of the 'Isha prayer of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) better than anyone else. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer this prayer on the third night at the beginning of the month after the moon had set.