Hadith #334
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ وَحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِ
دِ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْأَدْيَانِ أَحَدٌ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ { لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ تُكْفَرُوهُ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُتَّقِينَ }
Isnad Chain
أبو النضر وحسن بن موسى
شيبان
عاصم
ابن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu al-Nadr and Hasan ibn Musa, both from Shayban, from 'Asim, from Zirr — that Ibn Mas'ud said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the 'Isha' prayer, then came out to the mosque. The people were waiting for the prayer. He said: Indeed, none of the other religions remembers Allah at this hour except you. Then these verses were revealed: "They are not alike among the People of the Book..." until: "...and whatever good you do — you will never be denied it. And Allah is All-Knowing of the righteous" [3:113–115].'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 334
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3572
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39962