حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، ثنا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ ، نا وَكِيعٌ ، نا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْعِشَاءَ حَتَّى يُخْفِقُوا بِرُءُوسِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُونَ يُصَلُّونَ وَلا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ " . صَحِيحٌ.
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the call to the ‘Isha prayer, until their heads would droop (i.e., they would fall asleep), then they would get up and perform the prayer without renewing their ablution. This narration is authentically transmitted.