حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ وَقَيْسٌ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَّرَ الْعِشَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى نَامَ الْقَوْمُ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظُوا ثُمَّ نَامُوا ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظُوا قَالَ قَيْسٌ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنَّهُمْ تَوَضَّئُوا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2195
It was narrated from lbn 'Abbas (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) delayed 'Isha' one night until the people had fallen asleep then woken up, then had fallen asleep then woken up. Qais said: Then 'Umar bin al-Khattab came and said: The prayer, O Messenger of Allah! So he came out and led them in prayer, and [Qais] did not state that they did wudoo'.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020