أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ هَلْ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلَاةَ الْعِشَائِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَی قَرِيبٍ مِنْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ صَلَّی أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّکُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا قَالَ أَنَسٌ کَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَی وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ فِي حَدِيثِ عَلِيٍّ إِلَی شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 543
Humaid said: “Anas was asked: ‘Did the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم use a ring?’ He said: ‘Yes. One night he delayed the later ‘Isha’ prayer, until almost halfway through the night. When he prayed the Prophet turned his face toward us and said: ‘You are still in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for it.” Anas said: ‘It is as if I can see the luster of his ring.’ According to the narration of ‘Ali — that is, Ibn Hujr — “until halfway through the night.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020