219 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 25172SahihThe 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 1828SahihShe 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 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 3041SahihI 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 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 542SahihThe 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 862SahihThe 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 1829SahihThe 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the prayer until Umar called out to him, saying, "The prayer! The women and children have fallen asleep." She said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ then came out and said, "No one among the people of any religion…
أحمد 25630SahihThe 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, "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 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 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 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 167SahihShe said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never prayed a prayer at its later time until Allah took him."
الأعظمي 1776SahihWe 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 22066SahihI 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 1842SahihHe 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 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 690SahihI 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 was once preoccupied with other matters one night and delayed the prayer until we had fallen asleep in the mosque, then woke up, then fallen asleep again, then woke up once more. Then the Prophet ﷺ came out to us…
البخاري 570SahihThis 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the evening prayer.
أحمد 20891SahihThe 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 691SahihHe 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 46SahihThe 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 9383SahihThe 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 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 1463SahihThe 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 1833SahihWhenever 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the evening prayer.
أحمد 20882SahihShe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night, and he then mentioned its meaning.
أحمد 25808SahihI 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 4984SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was occupied one night and delayed the prayer until we had fallen asleep in the mosque, then woke up, then slept again, then woke up, then slept once more. Then he came out to us and said, "No one is waiting for the…
أبو داود 199SahihI 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 704SahihWe 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 11015SahihAbu Ayub came to us while Uqba bin Amir was the governor over Egypt at that time, and Uqba delayed the Maghrib prayer. Abu Ayub stood up and confronted him, asking, "What kind of prayer is this, Uqba?" Uqba replied, "We were preoccupied."…
أحمد 23582HasanAbu Ayub came to us on a military campaign while Uqba bin Amir was the governor of Egypt at the time. Uqba delayed the Maghrib prayer, so Abu Ayub got up and went to him. Abu Ayub asked, "Uqba, what kind of prayer is this?" Uqba replied,…
أحمد 23534HasanThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, so Umar said, "Messenger of Allah, the women and children have fallen asleep." The Prophet ﷺ then came out and said, "No one among the people is waiting for this prayer except you." The…
أحمد 25807SahihI 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 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
أحمد 20829SahihThe 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 10935SahihOne 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 1446SahihI 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 said, "When the dinner of one of you is served and the prayer is called, begin with the dinner, and do not rush until you have finished it." When Ibn Umar's food was placed before him and the prayer was called, he…
الأعظمي 14354SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
النسائي 534SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the evening meal is set before one of you and the prayer is called, begin with the meal, and do not rush until you have finished it." When food was placed before Ibn Umar and the prayer was called, he…
الأعظمي 2385SahihThe 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 delayed the evening prayer one night until we had fallen asleep, then woken up, then fallen asleep again, then woken up once more. What had kept him was a delegation that had come to him. He then came out and said,…
أحمد 6097HasanThe 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 4688SahihOne night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the prayer until half the night had passed. Then he came out to us, and after leading the prayer, he turned his face toward us and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you have…
البخاري 847SahihThe 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 Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer until late, so Umar went out and called, "The prayer, Messenger of Allah! The women and children have fallen asleep." The Prophet ﷺ came out with water dripping from his head, saying, "Were it not that…
البخاري 7239Sahih