English translation
701. It was narrated that Abu Barzah Al-Aslami said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to like to delay the 'Ishâ', and he disliked sleeping before it, and engaging in conversation after it." (Sahih)
Hadith 701
The Prohibition Of Sleeping Before The 'Ishâ' Prayer And Engaging In Conversation After It
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(2) The Book OfThe PrayerSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 701 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 229
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Source no. 701 · Volume 2 · Page 273
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٩١٥) ، الثمر المستطاب
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Arabic text
701 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ سَيَّارِ بْنِ سَلَامَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ، قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ الْعِشَاءَ، وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ النَّوْمَ قَبْلَهَا، وَالْحَدِيثَ بَعْدَهَا»
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Anyone sleeping before the 'Ishâ' prayer runs the risk of not waking in time to perform the 'Ishâ' prayer or, even if he awakes, laziness might get the better of him and not allow him to perform the prayer with due submissiveness and devotion. It is, therefore, necessary that we go to sleep only after performing the 'Ishâ' prayer. Staying up and talking after the 'Ishâ' is also not proper, because it could result in one's sleeping past the Fajr prayer.