Hadith 571

Sleeping before the 'Ishā' prayer if (one is) overwhelmed by it (sleep).

English source

Darussalam · Volume 1

9 - THE BOOK OF THE TIMES OF AS-SALĀT (THE PRAYERS) AND ITS SUPERIORITY

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 570 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 118

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English translation

571. Narrated Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنهما: Once Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ delayed the ‘Ishā’ prayer to such an extent that the people slept and got up and slept again and got up again. Then ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه stood up and reminded the Prophet ﷺ of the prayer. ‘Aṭā’ said, ‘Ibn ‘Abbās said: “The Prophet ﷺ came out as if I am looking at him at this time, and water was trickling from his head and he was putting his hand on his head and then said, ‘Hadn’t I thought it hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to offer Ṣalāt (prayer) (‘Ishā’ prayer) at this time.’ I asked ‘Aṭā’ for further information, how the Prophet ﷺ had kept his hand on his head as he was told by Ibn 'Abbās. 'Aṭā' separated his fingers slightly and put their tips on the side of the head, brought the fingers downwards approximating them till the thumb touched the lobe of the ear at the side of the face at the temple and towards the beard. He neither slowed nor hurried in this action but he acted like that. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Hadn't I thought it hard for my followers I would have ordered them to offer Ṣalāt at this time.'

Arabic text

571 - وَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ: أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً بِالعِشَاءِ، حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا، وَرَقَدُوا وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ: الصَّلاَةَ - قَالَ عَطَاءٌ: قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ -: فَخَرَجَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الآنَ، يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً، وَاضِعًا يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، فَقَالَ: «لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي، لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوهَا هَكَذَا» فَاسْتَثْبَتُّ عَطَاءً كَيْفَ وَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ يَدَهُ، كَمَا أَنْبَأَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَبَدَّدَ لِي عَطَاءٌ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ تَبْدِيدٍ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ أَطْرَافَ أَصَابِعِهِ عَلَى قَرْنِ الرَّأْسِ، ثُمَّ ضَمَّهَا يُمِرُّهَا كَذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّأْسِ، حَتَّى مَسَّتْ إِبْهَامُهُ طَرَفَ الأُذُنِ، مِمَّا يَلِي الوَجْهَ عَلَى الصُّدْغِ، وَنَاحِيَةِ اللِّحْيَةِ، لاَ يُقَصِّرُ وَلاَ يَبْطُشُ إِلَّا كَذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ: «لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَكَذَا»

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