حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ نَظَرْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً حَتَّی کَانَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَائَ فَصَلَّی ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَکَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَی وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ فِي يَدِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1449
Thabit reported: They (the believers) asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he said: One night the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) delayed (observing) the 'Isya' prayer up to the midnight or midnight was about to be over. He then came and said: (Other) people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I perceive as if I am seeing the lustre of his silver ring, and lifted his, small left finger (in order to show how the Prophet had lifted it).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020