[Machine] "This is our prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them. When Umar was martyred, Uthman took charge of it, may Allah be pleased with him."  

«هَذِهِ صَلَاتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ عُمَرُ أَسْفَرَ بِهَا عُثْمَانُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ came with Zaid ibn Thabit at sahoor (pre-dawn meal), and when the Prophet of Allah ﷺ finished his sahoor, he stood up for the Fajr prayer. We asked Anas ibn Malik how much time passed between his completion of sahoor and the beginning of his prayer. He replied, 'It was the time it takes for a man to recite fifty verses.'"  

«أُتِيَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ بِسَحُورٍ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ سُحُورِهِ قَامَ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ» قُلْنَا لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ كَمْ كَانَ بَيْنَ فَرَاغِهِ مِنْ سُحُورِهِ وَحِينَ دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ؟ قَالَ «قَدْرُ مَا يَقْرَأُ الرَّجُلُ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say the Fajr prayer after which the women would depart wrapped up their woolen garments, being unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 423)  

«إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ فَيَنْصَرِفُ النِّسَاءُ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ مَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ»  

[Machine] She said, "There were indeed women among the believers who used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, covered in their outer garments, during the Fajr (dawn) prayer. Then they would return to their homes without being recognized due to their simplicity."  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «قَدْ كُنَّ نِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يُصَلِّينَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعْنَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ مَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the Fajr prayer, and then the believing women would exit covered in their veils, and it could not be recognized who they were due to the darkness."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ تَخْرُجُ نِسَاءُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ لَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ»  

[Machine] Narrated by al-Qa'nabiyyu, from Malik, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from 'Amrah, from 'A'ishah who said: "If the Prophet ﷺ used to pray the morning prayer, the women would leave covered in their cloaks, not recognized from the darkness."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ «إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِيُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ فَيَنْصَرِفُ النِّسَاءُ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ مَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ»  

We were praying Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah at the time of intense heat (i.e., midday when the sun has just passed its zenith) and he said to us, "Wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 680)  

كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَقَالَ لَنَا «أَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When it is very hot, then wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 677)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If it is very hot, wait until it cools down before you pray, for intense heat is a breeze from Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 500)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ»  

We were praying Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah at the time of intense heat (i.e., midday when the sun has just passed its zenith) and he said to us, "Wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 680)   

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ فَقَالَ «أَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ»  

[Machine] Abu Dharr heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a journey and the Muadhin intended to call the Adhan for Dhur prayer. The Prophet ﷺ told him, 'Cool down.' Then he intended to call the Adhan again and the Prophet ﷺ told him, 'Cool down' two or three times until we saw the shadow of a hillock. The Prophet ﷺ then said, 'Indeed, the intense heat is a portion of the Hellfire. So when it is extremely hot, cool yourselves with prayer.'"  

سَمِعَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَرَادَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ أَنْ يُؤَذِّنَ بِالظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَبْرِدْ» ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُؤَذِّنَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَبْرِدْ» مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا فَيْءَ التُّلُولِ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَإِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When it is hot, make delay (in the noon prayer) till it cools down, for the intensity of beat is from the Exhalation of Hell; and he also mentioned that Hellfire complained to the Lord (about the congested atmosphere) and so it was permitted to take two exhalations during the whole year, one exhalation during the winter and one exhalation during the summer. (Using translation from Muslim 617b)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ» وَذُكِرَ «أَنَّ النَّارَ اشْتَكَتْ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفْسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ»  

[Machine] We used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ on Fridays, and there was no shade available for the walls.  

«كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَلَيْسَ لِلْحِيطَانِ فَيْءٌ يُسْتَظَلُّ بِهِ»  

We used to observe the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when the sun passed the meridian. and we then returned and tried to find out afternoon shadow (of the walls for protecting themselves from the heat of the sun). (Using translation from Muslim 860a)  

«كُنَّا نُجَمِّعُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ نَرْجِعُ نَتَتَبَّعُ الْفَيْءَ»  

"We used to pray Jumu'ah with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ then we would go back and tend to our camels." I said: " At what time?" He said: "When the sun had passed its zenith." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1390)   

«كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْجُمُعَةَ ثُمَّ نَرْجِعُ فَنُرِيحُ نَوَاضِحَنَا» فَقُلْتُ أَيَّةُ سَاعَةٍ تِلْكَ؟ قَالَ «زَوَالُ الشَّمْسِ»  

[Machine] Anas said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying like this, so I will never abandon it."  

أَنَسٌ «إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي هَكَذَا فَلَا أَتْرُكُهَا أَبَدًا»  

[Machine] I heard Rafi' ibn Khadij saying, "We used to pray Asr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then the camels would be slaughtered and divided into ten parts, then they would be cooked. We would eat well-cooked meat before the sunset. And we used to pray Maghrib prayer during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then one of us would leave and he would look at the place of his spear."  

سَمِعْتُ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ يَقُولُ «كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تُنْحَرُ الْجَزُورُ فَتُقْسَمُ عَشْرَ قِسَمٍ ثُمَّ تُطْبَخُ فَنَأْكُلُ لَحْمًا نَضِيجًا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَكُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَنْصَرِفُ أَحَدُنَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَوْقِعِ نَبْلِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Asr prayer with us, and when he finished, a man from the Banu Salimah approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we want to slaughter a sheep and we would love for you to be present." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes." So he left and we went with him. We found the sheep, but it had not been slaughtered yet. It was slaughtered, then it was cut into pieces, cooked, and we ate it before the sun set.  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْعَصْرَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَنْحَرَ جَزُورًا لَنَا وَنَحْنُ نُحِبُّ أَنْ تَحْضُرَهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَانْطَلَقَ وَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ فَوَجَدْنَا الْجَزُورَ لَمْ يُنْحَرْ فَنُحِرَتْ ثُمَّ قُطِعَتْ ثُمَّ طُبِخَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ أَكَلْنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ  

Anas b. Malik said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the 'Asr prayer when the sun was high and bright and living, then one would go off to al-'Awali and get there while the sun was still high. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 404)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ حَيَّةٌ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْعَوَالِي فَيَأْتِيهَا وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ»  

The Messenger of Allah used to pray 'Asr when the sun was still hot and high, and if a person were to go to the suburbs (of Al-Madinah) he would be able to reach it while the sun was still hot and high. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 682)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ حَيَّةٌ فَيَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْعَوَالِي فَيَأْتِي الْعَوَالِي وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray the Asr prayer while the sun was still high and radiant. Then, he would go to Al-Awali and the sun would still be high."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ حَيَّةٌ فَيَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْعَوَالِي فَيَأْتِي الْعَوَالِي وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ»  

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed 'Asr when the sun was in her room and the shadow had not appeared on her wall. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 505)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا لَمْ يَظْهَرِ الْفَيْءُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا»  

Anas b. Malik said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the 'Asr prayer when the sun was high and bright and living, then one would go off to al-'Awali and get there while the sun was still high. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 404)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ حَيَّةٌ فَيَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْعَوَالِي فَيَأْتِي الْعَوَالِي وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ»  

Salama b. al-Akwa' reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the evening prayer when the sun had set and disappeared (behind the horizon). (Using translation from Muslim 636)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَتَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ»  

'Mu'adh bin Jabal would pray Al-Maghrib with the Messenger of Allah, then he would return to his people to lead them (in prayer)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 583)  

«أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَيَؤُمُّهُمْ»  

"A man came to the Prophet and asked him about the times of the prayer. He said: 'Pray with us for two days.' When the sun passed its zenith he commanded Bilal to call the Adhan, then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Zuhr; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for 'Asr when the sun was high and clearly white. Then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Maghrib when the sun had set; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for 'Isha' when the red afterglow had disappeared; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Fajr when dawn came. On the following day he commanded him to give the Adhan for Zuhr when the extreme heat had passed and it had cooled down; then he prayed 'Asr when the sun was still high, but he delayed it more than he had done the day before; then he prayed Maghrib before the red afterglow disappeared; he prayed 'Isha' when one-third of the night had passed; and he prayed Fajr at the time when it was already light. Then he said: 'Where is the one who was asking about the times of Prayer?' The man said: 'Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'The times of your prayer are between the times you have seen.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 667)   

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ وَقْتِ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «صَلِّ مَعَنْا هَذَيْنِ الْوَقْتَيْنِ» فَلَمَّا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ قَالَ وَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ حَيَّةٌ وَصَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ وَصَلَّى الْفَجْرَ بِغَلَسٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَذَّنَ لِلظُّهْرِ فَأَنْعَمَ أَنْ يُبْرِدَ بِهَا وَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ أَخَّرَهَا فَوْقَ الَّذِي كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ لِلْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ مَغِيبِ الشَّفَقِ وَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الْعِشَاءَ بَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ وَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الْفَجْرَ فَأَسْفَرَ بِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ عَنْ وَقْتِ الصَّلَاةِ؟ » قَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «وَقْتُ صَلَاتِكُمْ بَيْنَ مَا رَأَيْتُمْ»  

"I am the most knowledgeable among the people about the prescribed time of this prayer: Messenger of Allah would pray it when the moon set on the third (of the month)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 165)  

«أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِوَقْتِ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ يَعْنِي الْعِشَاءَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيهَا لِسُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ لِثَالِثَةٍ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the later 'Isha'."[1] [1] It is described as the later 'Isha' prayer because the Maghrib prayer is sometimes called 'Isha' prayer, but it is the first 'Isha'. Some scholars are of the opinion that it is disliked to call Maghrib 'Isha' without qualifying it as the first 'Isha'. See Fath Al-Bari. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 533)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُؤَخِّرُ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "He used to pray Dhuhr when the sun moves away, and Asr when the sun is still vivid, and Maghrib when the sun sets, and sometimes he would del ayy it, and sometimes he would delay it. When people came, he would hasten it, and when they did not come, he would delay it. And they used to pray Fajr in thick darkness."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ تَغِيبُ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعِشَاءَ رُبَّمَا عَجَّلَهَا وَرُبَّمَا أَخَّرَهَا وَكَانَ النَّاسُ إِذَا جَاءُوا عَجَّلَهَا وَإِذَا لَمْ يَجِيئُوا أَخَّرَهَا وَكَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ الصُّبْحَ بِغَلَسٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ came out to his companions one night while they were waiting for the evening prayer. He said, "People have prayed and gone to sleep, while you are waiting for it. Indeed, you are in a prayer that you have been waiting for." Then he said, "If it were not for the hardship on the weak or the fatigue of the elderly, I would have delayed this prayer until later in the night."  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْعِشَاءَ فَقَالَ «صَلَّى النَّاسُ وَرَقَدُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَظِرُونَهَا أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَوْلَا ضَعْفُ الضَّعِيفِ أَوْ كِبَرُ الْكَبِيرِ لَأَخَّرْتُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the Isha prayer, then went out to the mosque while the people were waiting for the prayer. He said, "Indeed, no one from the people of religions remembers Allah at this hour except you." Then the verse was revealed to him: "Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the recitation of Allah's verses during the hours of the night, and they prostrate themselves (in prayer)."  

أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَدْيَانِ أَحَدٌ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ» ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ {لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ} إِلَى {يَسْجُدُونَ}  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard on my followers, I would order them to use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth). (Using translation from Bukhārī 7240)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ مَعَ الْوُضُوءِ وَلَأَخَّرْتُ الْعِشَاءَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ»  

[Machine] I said to Ataa, "At what time do you prefer that I pray the night prayer, either in congregation or individually?" He said, "I heard Ibn Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray the night prayer when people had gone to bed and awakened, and gone to bed and awakened. Then Umar called for the prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and it was as if I can see him now with water dripping from his head, placing his hands on his head, and he said, 'If it were not too difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to pray like this.'"  

قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ أَيُّ حِينٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الْعَتَمَةَ إِمَّا إِمَامًا أَوْ خِلْوًا فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْعَتَمَةَ حِينَ رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا وَرَقَدُوا وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ الصَّلَاةَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الْآنَ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَكَذَا»  

[Machine] "One night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in complete darkness, and Umar ibn al-Khattab came and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the women and children have gone to sleep, so should we perform the prayer?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with water dripping from his head and said, 'If it were not for the hardship on the believers, I would have commanded them to pray this prayer.'"  

أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ بِالْعَشَاءِ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَدْ رَقَدَ النِّسَاءُ وَالْوِلْدَانُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَأْسُهُ يَقْطُرُ مَاءً وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the later 'Isha'."[1] [1] It is described as the later 'Isha' prayer because the Maghrib prayer is sometimes called 'Isha' prayer, but it is the first 'Isha'. Some scholars are of the opinion that it is disliked to call Maghrib 'Isha' without qualifying it as the first 'Isha'. See Fath Al-Bari. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 533)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُؤَخِّرُ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ deferred one night the 'Isya' prayer. And this is called 'Atama. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out till Umar b. Khattab told (him) that the women and children had gone to sleep. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out towards them and said to the people of the mosque: None except you from the people of the earth waits for it (for the night prayer at this late hour), and it was before Islam had spread amongst people. And in the narration transmitted by Ibn Shihab the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is reported to have said: It is not meant that you should compel the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for prayer. And (this he said) when 'Umar b. Khattab called (the Holy Prophet) in a loud voice. (Using translation from Muslim 638a)  

أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي بِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي تُدْعَى الْعَتَمَةَ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ حِينَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ «مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ غَيْرُكُمْ» وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْشُوَ الْإِسْلَامُ فِي النَّاسِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَذَكَرُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَبْدُرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ» وَذَلِكَ حِينَ صَاحَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ  

"We stayed in the Masjid one night waiting for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pray 'Isha'. He came out to us when one-third of the night or more had passed, and he said when he came out: 'You are waiting for a prayer for which the followers of no other religion are waiting. Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah, I would have led them in prayer at this time.' Then he commanded the Mu'adhdhin to say the Iqamah and he prayed." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 537)  

مَكَثْنَا ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ نَنْتَظِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ حِينَ خَرَجَ «إِنَّكُمْ تَنْتَظِرُونَ صَلَاةً مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَهْلُ دِينٍ غَيْرُكُمْ وَلَوْلَا أَنْ تَثْقُلَ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَصَلَّيْتُ بِهِمْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ» قَالَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَأَقَامَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى  

[Machine] From Thabit, it is narrated that they said to Anas ibn Malik, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ have a ring?" He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ postponed the Isha prayer one night until half of the night had passed. Then he came and said, 'The people have prayed and you will remain in prayer as long as you wait for the prayer.' Anas said, 'It is as if I am looking at the white ring of his ﷺ from silver.' Anas raised his left hand."  

عَنْ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ هَلْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاتَمٌ؟ فَقَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلُّوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ» قَالَ أَنَسٌ «فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَالَ وَرَفَعَ أَنَسٌ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى»  

"The Messenger of Allah 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.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 691)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَخَّرْتُ الْعِشَاءَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah 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.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 691)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَخَّرْتُ الْعِشَاءَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard on my followers, I would order them to use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth). (Using translation from Bukhārī 7240)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ « لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ مَعَ الْوُضُوءِ وَلَأَخَّرْتُ الْعِشَاءَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ»  

The desert Arabs may not dominate you in respect of the name of your prayer. Beware! It is al-ʿIsha, but they milk their camels when it is fairly dark. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4984)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمُ الْعِشَاءِ يُسَمُّونَهَا الْعَتَمَةَ لِإِعْتَامِ الْإِبِلِ»  

"Anas told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out when the sun had passed its zenith, and led them in Zuhr prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 496)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ»  

"I entered upon Abu Barzah, and my fatehr asked him: 'How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray the prescribed prayers?' He said: 'He used to pray Zuhr, which you call Al-Uula (the first) when the sun passed its zenith; he used to pray 'Asr when one of us could go back to his hoome in the farthest part of Al-Madinah while the sun was still bright.' I forgot what he said about Maghrib. 'And he used to like to delay 'Isha', which you call Al-'Atamah, and he did not like to sleep before it nor talk after it. And he used to finish the Al-Ghadah (Fajr) prayer when a man could recognize his neighbor, and he used to recite (in it) between sixty and one hundred verses.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 525)   

انْطَلَقَ أَبِي وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي بَرْزَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي حَدِّثْنَا كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ؟ قَالَ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْهَجِيرَ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَهَا الْأُولَى حِينَ تَدْحَضُ الشَّمْسُ وَيُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى رَحْلِهِ فِي أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ» قَالَ وَنَسِيتُ مَا قَالَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ «وَكَانَ يَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ الْعِشَاءَ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَهَا الْعَتَمَةَ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ النَّوْمَ قَبْلَهَا وَالْحَدِيثَ بَعْدَهَا وَكَانَ يَنْفَتِلُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ حِينَ يَعْرِفُ الرَّجُلُ جَلِيسَهُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِالسِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ»  

[Machine] Narrated by Al-Qa'nabi, who said: Abdulaziz bin Muhammad reported to us from Al-Ala'a, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily heat is a breeze from the hellfire, so cool it off with prayer."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْحَرَّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] I asked, "What is this prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "This is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that we used to pray with him."  

الْعَصْرُ قُلْتُ وَهَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «هَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الَّتِي كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَهُ»  

[Machine] I said, "Is this the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "Yes, this is the prayer that we used to pray with him."  

الْعَصْرُ قُلْتُ وَهَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «هَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الَّتِي كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَهُ»  

“Safwan bin Mu’attal asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I want to ask you about something of which you have knowledge and I know nothing.’ He said: ‘What is it?’ He said: ‘Is there any time of the night or day when it is disliked to perform prayer? He said: ‘Yes, when you have prayed the Subh, then do not pray until the sun has risen, for it rises between the two horns of Satan. Then pray, for the prayer is attended (by the angels) and is acceptable (to Allah) until the sun is right overhead like a spear. For at that time Hell is heated up and its gates are opened. (Then refrain from prayer) until the sun passes the zenith. Then when it has passed the zenith, the prayer is attended (by the angels) and is acceptable (to Allah) until you pray the ‘Asr. Then stop praying until the sun has set.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1252)   

سَأَلَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ أَنْتَ بِهِ عَالِمٌ وَأَنَا بِهِ جَاهِلٌ قَالَ «مَا هُوَ؟ » قَالَ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَاتِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سَاعَةٌ تُكْرَهُ فِيهَا الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَدَعِ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ لِقَرْنِ الشَّيْطَانِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ وَالصَّلَاةُ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تَسْتَوِيَ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ كَالرُّمْحِ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ كَالرُّمْحِ فَدَعِ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنَّهَا السَّاعَةُ الَّتِي تُسْجَرُ فِيهَا جَهَنَّمَ وَيُغَمُّ فِيهَا زَوَايَاهَا حَتَّى تَزِيغَ فَإِذَا زَاغَتْ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَحْضُورَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ دَعِ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ»  

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ forbade praying after 'Asr until the sun had set, and after Subh until the sun had risen. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 561)  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ»  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the prayer after Asr until the sun sets, and the prayer after Fajr until the sun rises.  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حِبَّانَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ»