230 hadith
One night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the Isha prayer, which is also called atamah. He did not come out until Umar bin Khattab said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and when he…
مسلم 1443SahihOne night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer until much of the night had passed and the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Then he came out and prayed, and said, "This is indeed its proper time, were it not that I would impose hardship…
مسلم 1445SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night until most of the night had passed and until the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Ibn Bakr's version says, "had gone to sleep." Then he came out and prayed, and he said, "This is…
أحمد 25172SahihI asked Ata, "What is the time you most prefer for praying isha, which people call atamah, whether leading others or praying alone?" He replied, "I heard Ibn Abbas say, 'The Prophet of Allah ﷺ delayed the isha prayer one night until people…
مسلم 1452SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the Isha prayer until midnight, then prayed and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep. As for you, you have been in prayer for as long as you waited for it."
الأعظمي 3041SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not let the Bedouins make you adopt their name for this prayer of yours, for they delay until the camels are brought in at nightfall. It is the isha prayer."
النسائي 542SahihShe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night delayed the Isha prayer, which is the one people call the Atamah prayer. She said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out until Umar called, "The prayer! The women and children…
أحمد 26337SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night until much of the night had passed and the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Then he came out, prayed, and said, "This is indeed its proper time, were it not that I would impose…
النسائي 537SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, the prayer called al-atamah, and he did not come out until Umar bin Khattab said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and when he…
الأعظمي 1828SahihI asked Ata, "At what time do you prefer that I pray Isha, whether leading others or alone?" He replied, "I heard Ibn Abbas say, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once delayed the Isha prayer until the people had fallen asleep, woken up, fallen…
أحمد 3466SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not mind delaying the evening prayer until midnight, and he disliked sleeping before it or conversing after it. Shuba said, "Then I met him another time, and he said, 'Or up to a third of the night.'"
مسلم 1463SahihThis hadith is reported with its chain of narration, with the wording, "He would delay the Maghrib prayer in order to combine it with the Isha prayer when the twilight had disappeared."
أبو داود 1219SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would cause hardship to my community, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer until a third or half of the night had passed."
الترمذي 167SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was occupied and unable to come out for it (meaning the night prayer), so he delayed it until we had fallen asleep in the mosque, then woke up, then slept again, then woke up once more. Then the Prophet ﷺ came out…
الأعظمي 1829SahihWe waited for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for the night prayer, and he delayed so long that we thought he would not come out. Some of us were saying, "He has already prayed and will not come out." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and we…
أحمد 22066SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not let the Bedouins overpower you regarding the name of your Isha prayer, for in the Book of Allah it is called al-Isha, and it is delayed until the time when camels are milked."
مسلم 1456SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to his companions one night while they were waiting for the evening prayer and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you have been waiting for it. You are considered to be in prayer as long…
الأعظمي 1839SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it until much of the night had passed, as Allah willed. Umar said, "Messenger of Allah, the women and children have fallen asleep." He then came out and said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my…
أحمد 1926SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer at every time it is to be performed."
النسائي 535SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer."
ابن ماجه 690SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have delayed the night prayer until a third of the night or half of the night had passed."
ابن ماجه 691SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer, for it is al-Isha. They call it that because they delay milking their camels until nightfall."
ابن ماجه 704SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, this being before Islam had spread widely. He did not come out until Umar said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." Then he came out and said to the people in the…
البخاري 566SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer. Ayyash narrated to us, Abdul-Ala narrated to us, Muamar narrated to us, from Zuhri, from Urwa, from Ayesha [[r2]], who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until Umar called out to him,…
البخاري 862SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer. It is indeed al-Isha, while they call it al-Atamah because they delay milking their camels until late." In another narration,…
الأعظمي 1842SahihWe waited for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night for the Isha prayer until about half the night had passed. He came and led us in prayer, then said, "Take your seats. The people have already gone to their beds, but you have remained in…
أحمد 11015SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until people had fallen asleep, those who pray at night had risen for their devotions, and others had woken up. Then he came out, the prayer was called, and he said, "Were it not that it…
أحمد 5692DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the evening prayer.
أحمد 20891SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once delayed the night prayer until nearly a third of the night had passed, or close to it. Then he came out and found the people sparse and gathered in small groups. He became extremely angry and said, "If a man…
أحمد 9383SahihOne night we waited for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for the late evening prayer. He came out to us after a third of the night had passed, or later. We did not know whether something had occupied him with his family or some other matter. When…
مسلم 1446SahihShe said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never prayed a prayer at its later time until Allah took him."
الأعظمي 1776SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer. It is indeed al-Isha, while they call it so because they delay the milking of their camels until nightfall."
مسلم 1455SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would cause hardship," and Muhammad said, "Were it not that it would cause hardship upon my community, I would delay the Isha prayer until a third of the night had passed, and I would…
أحمد 17032SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the evening prayer.
أحمد 20882SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer. In another narration, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the prayers in a manner similar to your prayers, except that he would delay the late night prayer somewhat past the time…
الأعظمي 1833SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the Maghrib prayer, then did not come out until half the night had passed. He then came out and led them in prayer, after which he said, "The people have already prayed and gone to sleep, but you have…
ابن ماجه 693SahihHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have commanded them to delay the night prayer and to use the tooth-stick with every prayer."
أحمد 7342SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer. It is al-Isha, but they call it al-atamah because they delay milking their camels until late at night."
أحمد 4572SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
مسلم 1453SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
أحمد 20829SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays both Isha and Fajr in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer the entire night."
أحمد 491SahihI heard Ibn Umar report that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer. It is indeed al-Isha, but they call it al-Atamah because they delay milking their camels until that time."
أبو داود 4984SahihWhenever it was Ayesha's night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would go out, after two-thirds of the night had passed, to al-Baqi cemetery and say, "Peace be upon you, dwelling place of a believing people. What you were promised for tomorrow has…
أحمد 25471SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer until midnight, then prayed and said, "The people have already prayed and gone to sleep, but you have been in prayer as long as you waited for it." In another narration, after he had prayed, he turned…
الأعظمي 1830SahihHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on the believers, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer and to use the siwak before every prayer."
أبو داود 46SahihHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, "When the evening meal is served and the prayer is called, begin with the meal."
أحمد 24120SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until much of the night had passed, until about a third of it was gone. Then he went out to the mosque and found people in scattered groups, and they were few in number. He became angrier…
أحمد 10935SahihShe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night, and he then mentioned its meaning.
أحمد 25808SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer until midnight, then prayed and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you have been in a state of prayer as long as you waited for it." Ibn Abu Maryam added, Yahya bin Ayub informed us,…
البخاري 572SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays both Isha and Fajr in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer the entire night."
أبو داود 555SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer for seven nights — Abu Dawud said eight nights — until a third of the night had passed. Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah, if you were to pray it earlier, it would be better for our…
أحمد 20483DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your prayer, for it is al-isha. They only call it al-atamah because they delay milking their camels until that time."
أحمد 4688SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was once preoccupied from it (meaning the night prayer) one evening, delaying it until we had fallen asleep in the mosque, then woken, then fallen asleep again, then woken once more. Then the Prophet ﷺ came out to…
الأعظمي 1655SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
النسائي 534SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is the Isha prayer, so do not let the Bedouins overcome you regarding the names of your prayers, for they call it atamah because they delay milking their camels until nightfall."
أحمد 6314SahihWe were also told by Yaqub bin Humayd, who said Ibn Abu Hazim narrated to us from Abdul-Rahman bin Harmala, from Saeed bin Musayab, from Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not let the bedouins overcome you regarding the name of your…
ابن ماجه 705SahihI asked Ayesha about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "There was no prayer he was more inclined to delay, when he was engaged in conversation, than the late evening prayer. He never performed it and then came in to me…
أحمد 24305DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer until a third of the night had passed. He disliked sleeping before it and conversing after it. In the dawn prayer, he would recite between sixty and a hundred verses, and he would…
أحمد 19800SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the evening prayer until the first third of the night, and he disliked sleeping before it or engaging in conversation after it. In the dawn prayer he would recite between sixty and a hundred verses,…
الأعظمي 1989SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until those who wished to pray had already prayed, those who were awake had remained awake, the sleepers had fallen asleep, and those who keep night vigil had begun their devotions. Then he…
أحمد 4826Daif