سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب المواقيتThe Book of the Times (of Prayer)
بَابُ : آخِرِ وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِChapter: The End Of The Time For 'Isha'
Hadith 538
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قال : مَكَثْنَا ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ نَنْتَظِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ ، فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ ، فَقَالَ حِينَ خَرَجَ : " إِنَّكُمْ تَنْتَظِرُونَ صَلَاةً مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَهْلُ دِينٍ غَيْرُكُمْ ، وَلَوْلَا أَنْ يَثْقُلَ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَصَلَّيْتُ بِهِمْ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ " . ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَأَقَامَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى .
´It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:` "We stayed in the Masjid one night waiting for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to pray 'Isha'. He came out to us when one-third of the night or more had passed, and he said when he came out: 'You are waiting for a prayer for which the followers of no other religion are waiting. Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah, I would have led them in prayer at this time.' Then he commanded the Mu'adhdhin to say the Iqamah and he prayed."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
538. Commentary: For further benefits, see Sunan an-Nasa'i, Hadith: 483, 537.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 538
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The Companions’ sleep was while sitting, not lying down, as is established from other ahadith.
➋ The ‘Isha prayer is a distinctive feature of the Muslim Ummah; furthermore, it is recommended to delay it rather than perform it at its earliest time, as will be explicitly mentioned in the upcoming hadith.
➌ Ablution (wudu) is not nullified merely by sleep, unless one lies down or leans in such a way that the limbs become relaxed. It was a special characteristic of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in sleep, his ablution remained intact. The following ahadith are clear evidence of this.
➊ The Companions’ sleep was while sitting, not lying down, as is established from other ahadith.
➋ The ‘Isha prayer is a distinctive feature of the Muslim Ummah; furthermore, it is recommended to delay it rather than perform it at its earliest time, as will be explicitly mentioned in the upcoming hadith.
➌ Ablution (wudu) is not nullified merely by sleep, unless one lies down or leans in such a way that the limbs become relaxed. It was a special characteristic of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in sleep, his ablution remained intact. The following ahadith are clear evidence of this.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 199
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
420. Commentary:
The purpose of making them wait could also be so that these people may attain the reward of "waiting for worship," and so that the virtue of delay may be made known to them. In any case, this establishes the merit of performing the ‘Isha prayer with delay.
The purpose of making them wait could also be so that these people may attain the reward of "waiting for worship," and so that the virtue of delay may be made known to them. In any case, this establishes the merit of performing the ‘Isha prayer with delay.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 420
