صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1444

A'isha. the wife of the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ), reported: The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) deferred one night the 'Isya' prayer. And this is called 'Atama. And the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) did not come out till Umar b. Khattab told (him) that the women and children had gone to sleep. So the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) came out towards them and said to the people of the mosque: None except you from the people of the earth waits for it (for the night prayer at this late hour), and it was before Islam had spread amongst people. And in the narration transmitted by Ibn Shihab the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) is reported to have said: It is not meant that you should compel the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) for prayer. And (this he said) when 'Umar b. Khattab called (the Holy Prophet) in a loud voice.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020