سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ:Chapter: Recommendation to Delay Isha
Hadith 1249
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، أَنْبأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . وَابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، فَقِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، الصَّلَاةَ، نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالْوِلْدَانُ، فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الْمَاءَ عَنْ شِقِّهِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: "هُوَ الْوَقْتُ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Isha prayer one night. It was said: “The prayer, O Messenger of Allah, the women and children have fallen asleep.” So you came out, and water was dripping from your side, and you (peace and blessings be upon you) said: “This is (the proper) time (for this prayer) if it were not difficult for my Ummah.”
