Hadith #543

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Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ ، أَنْبأَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . وَابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، فَقِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، الصَّلَاةَ، نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالْوِلْدَانُ، فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الْمَاءَ عَنْ شِقِّهِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ :" هُوَ الْوَقْتُ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي "

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah  ﷺ said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once delayed the prayer one night. It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the prayer — the women and children have gone to sleep.' He came out wiping water from his side and said: 'This is its proper time, were it not that I would burden my ummah.''

Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 2, Hadith 543

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