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ذِكْرُ تَفْضِيلِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا بِكَتْبِهِ الصَّلَاةَ لِمُنْتَظِرِيهَا

ibnhibban:1750al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Hudbah b. Khālid > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the `Isha' prayer until half of the night had passed. Then he came and said, "The people have already prayed and slept, but you will continue to be in prayer as long as you wait." Anas said, "It was as if I could see the glitter of his ring."  

ابن حبّان:١٧٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخَّرَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مُذِ انْتَظَرْتُمْ» قَالَ أَنَسٌ «فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:5869ʿAbdān > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Ḥumayd

Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet ﷺ wear a ring?" Anas said, "Once he delayed the: ʿIsha' prayer till midnight. Then he came, facing us ..... as if l am now Looking at the glitter of his ring ..... and said, "The people have offered their prayers and slept but you have been in prayer as you have been waiting for it."  

البخاري:٥٨٦٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ

سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ هَلِ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمًا قَالَ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ قَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا  

muslim:640aAbū Bakr b. Nāfiʿ al-ʿAbdī > Bahz b. Asad al-ʿAmmī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Um Saʾalūā Anas

They (the believers) asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: One night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed (observing) the 'Isya' prayer up to the midnight or midnight was about to be over. He then came and said: (Other) people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I perceive as if I am seeing the lustre of his silver ring, and lifted his, small left finger (in order to show how the Prophet had lifted it).  

مسلم:٦٤٠aوَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ الْعَمِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا أَنَسًا

عَنْ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ كَادَ يَذْهَبُ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَرَفَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ الْيُسْرَى بِالْخِنْصَرِ  

ibnmajah:692Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Ḥumayd

"Anas bin Malik was asked: 'Did the Prophet wear a ring?' He said: 'Yes.' One night he delayed the 'Isha' prayer until almost the middle of the night. When he had prayed, he turned to face us and said: 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you will still be in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the (next) prayer.'" (Sahih)Anas said: "It was as if I can see the sparkle from his ring.'"  

ابن ماجة:٦٩٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ

سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ هَلِ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمًا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ  

ahmad:13819ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah

[Machine] We were informed by Thabit that they asked Anas ibn Malik if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a ring. He replied, "Yes." Then he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the last prayer of the night until almost half of the night had passed. He said, 'The people have already prayed and slept, while you have continued in prayer. What held you back from the prayer?' Anas said, 'It seemed to me as if I could see the seal of his ring shining, and he raised his left hand.'"  

أحمد:١٣٨١٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ

أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمٌ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى كَادَ يَذْهَبُ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلُّوا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَكَأَنِّيأَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ وَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى  

ahmad:13069Yazīd b. Hārūn > Ḥumayd > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] He was asked, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wear a ring?" He replied, "Yes, he would delay the Isha prayer until the middle of the night, then he would pray. After he finished praying, he turned his face towards the people and said, 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you all have been in prayer since you waited for the prayer.' He said, 'It is as if I can see the white glow of his ring.'"  

أحمد:١٣٠٦٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

سُئِلَ هَلِ اصْطَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَاتَمًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مُنْذُ انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ  

ahmad:12880Yaḥyá > Ḥumayd

[Machine] Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet ﷺ wear a ring?" He replied, "Yes, one night after the late evening prayer, he delayed going to bed until later in the night and said, 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, and you all are still in prayer. It is as if I can see the shine of the seal of his ring.'"  

أحمد:١٢٨٨٠حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ

سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ هَلْ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَاتَمًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً الْعِشَاءَ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَرَقَدُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا قَدْ أَخَّرَهَا ﷺ بَعْدَ تِلْكَ الْمُدَّةِ

ibnhibban:1537Abū Yaʿlá > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥajjāj al-Sāmī > Ḥammād b. Salamah

[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."  

ابن حبّان:١٥٣٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ السَّامِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ

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»