حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ صَلَّی مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ بِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَائِ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَانْصَرَفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَصَلَّی فَأُخْبِرَ مُعَاذٌ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِکَ الرَّجُلَ دَخَلَ عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ مَا قَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَکُونَ فَتَّانًا يَا مُعَاذُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ بِالنَّاسِ فَاقْرَأْ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَسَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّکَ الْأَعْلَی وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَی وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 986
It was narrated that Jabir said: "Mu' adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his companions in the 'Isha' prayer and he made it long. A man among us went away and prayed by himself. Mu`adh was told about that and he said: 'He is a hypocrite.' When the man heard about that, he went to the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H and told him what Mu'adh had said to him. The Prophet P.B.U.H said: 'Do you want to be a cause of Fitnah (trial. tribulation), 0 Mu'adh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite "By the sun and its brightness," and "Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High: and "By the night as it envelopes," and "Recite in the Name of your Lord.' (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020