Hadith #387
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَّرَهَا حَتَّى ذَ
هَبَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالْوِلْدَانُ فَخَرَجَ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوهَا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ
English Translation
Sufyan narrated to us, from 'Amr, from 'Ata', and Ibn Jurayj from 'Ata', from Ibn 'Abbas, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it ('Isha prayer) until much of the night had passed as Allah willed. 'Umar said: "O Messenger of Allah, the women and children have fallen asleep." So he came out and said: "Were it not that I would burden my nation, I would have commanded them to pray it at this hour."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 387
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1825
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38215