حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ صَلَّی بِأَصْحَابِهِ الْعِشَائَ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْرَأْ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَسَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّکَ الْأَعْلَی وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَی وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 836
It was narrated from jabir that Mu'adh bin Jabal led his companions for the 'Isha' and he made the prayer too long for them. The Prophet P.B.U.H said: "Recite 'BrI; the sun and its brightness,' 'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,' 'By the night as it envelops,' ) or,'Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020