حَدَّثَنَا شَاذُّ بْنُ فَيَّاضٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ کَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْعِشَائَ الْآخِرَةَ حَتَّی تَخْفِقَ رُئُوسُهُمْ ثُمَّ يُصَلُّونَ وَلَا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد زَادَ فِيهِ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ کُنَّا نَخْفِقُ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ بِلَفْظٍ آخَرَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 200
Narrated Anas: The Companions during the lifetime of the messenger of Allah used to wait for the night prayer so much so that their heads were lowered down (by dozing). Then they offered prayer and did not perform ablution. Abu Dawud said: Shubah on the authority of Qatadah added: We lowered down our heads (on accounts of dozing) in the day of the Messenger of Allah . Abu Dawud said; This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020