حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَرَيْنَا لَيْلَةً مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ امْتَسَسْنَا الْأَرْضَ فَنِمْنَا وَرَعَتْ رِكَابُنَا قَالَ فَفَعَلَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِيَحْرُسْنَا بَعْضُكُمْ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أَحْرُسُكُمْ قَالَ فَأَدْرَكَنِي النَّوْمُ فَنِمْتُ لَمْ أَسْتَيْقِظْ إِلَّا وَالشَّمْسُ طَالِعَةٌ وَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا بِكَلَامِنَا فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَذَّنَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4307
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: We travelled by night with the Prophet (PBUH) and we said: O Messenger of Allah, how about if we halt here and sleep, and our mounts can graze. He agreed and said: Let some of you guard us. 'Abdullah said: I will guard you. But then sleep overtook me; I fell asleep and did not wake up until the sun had risen, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not wake up until (he heard) us talking. He instructed Bilal to give the adhan, then the iqamah for prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) led us in prayer.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020