حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَغْلِبَنَّكُمْ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ إِنَّمَا يَدْعُونَهَا الْعَتَمَةَ لِإِعْتَامِهِمْ بِالْإِبِلِ لِحِلَابِهَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4688
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (PBUH) siad: “Do not let the Bedouin overpower you with regard to the name of your prayer. It is ‘lsha’, but they call it al-'atamah (darkness) because they milk their camels when it is very dark."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020