حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَی أُمَّتِي لَأَخَّرْتُ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَائِ إِلَی ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 691
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: ‘Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have delayed the ‘Isha” prayer until one third or one half of the night had passed.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020