Sahih Muslim Hadith 1452 – The Time Of ‘Ishâ’

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[1452] 225 – (642) Ibn Juraij said: "I said to 'Atâ': 'Which time do you like most to pray 'Ishâ' – which the people call Al- 'Atamah – as an Imâm or alone?' He said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbâs say: "The Prophet of Allah prayed 'Ishâ' one night when it was very dark, when the people had fallen asleep and woken up, and fallen asleep again and woken up. Then 'Umar bin Al-ithaflâb stood up and said. 'The prayer." 'Atâ' said: 'Ibn 'Abbâs said: "Then the Prophet of Allah came out, and it is as if I can see him now, with his head dripping water, placing his hand on the side of his head and saying: 'Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to pray it like this (at this time)." I asked 'Atâ' how the Messenger of Allah 0, placed his hand on his head as Ibn 'Abbâs had said. 'Atâ' spread his fingers a little and placed the ends of his fingers on the side of his head, then he moved them like this until his thumb was touching the side of his ear that is next to the face, then over the edge of the ear and the end of his beard, but he did not hold on to anything, except like this. I said to 'Atâ': "How long did he delay ('Ishâ') that night?" He said: "I do not know." Atâ' said: "I like most to pray 'Ishâ' late, whether as an Imâm or alone, as the Prophet jW prayed it on that night. If that is : 3 too hard for you, whether you are 3L u.5 I43 L praying alone or as an Imâm leading the people in congregation, then pray it at the middle hour, neither too early nor too late." 4 %; i_;' ••