حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ , أخبرَنَا
حَرِيزٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ , حَدَّثَنَا
رَاشِدُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ
عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ السَّكُونِيِّ , وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ , عَنْ
مُعَاذٍ , قَالَ : رَقَبْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ , فَاحْتَبَسَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَنْ يَخْرُجَ , وَالْقَائِلُ مِنَّا يَقُولُ : قَدْ صَلَّى وَلَنْ يَخْرُجَ , فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , ظَنَنَّا أَنَّكَ لَنْ تَخْرُجَ , وَالْقَائِلُ مِنَّا يَقُولُ : قَدْ صَلَّى وَلَنْ يَخْرُجَ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :
" أَعْتِمُوا بِهَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ , فَقَدْ فُضِّلْتُمْ بِهَا عَلَى سَائِرِ الْأُمَمِ , وَلَمْ يُصَلِّهَا أُمَّةٌ قَبْلَكُمْ " . .
It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once at the time of the Isha prayer, we were waiting for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come for quite a while, to the extent that we began to think that perhaps now the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not come, and some people even said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has already performed the prayer, so he will not come now. After a little while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out. We submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! We had thought that you would not come now, and some of us even said that you have already performed the prayer, so you would not come out?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Perform this prayer, for you have been given superiority in this prayer over all other communities, and no community before you has performed this prayer."