"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say on the Minbar: 'Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of your prayer; verily, it is 'Isha'.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 542)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «لَا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمْ أَلَا إِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ»
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The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not be influenced by bedouins regarding the name of your Maghrib prayer which is called ʿIsha' by them."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمُ الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ الأَعْرَابُ وَتَقُولُ هِيَ الْعِشَاءُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Let the bedouin not gain upper hand over you in regard to the name of your prayer. See I (The night prayer should be called) 'Isya' (and the bedouins call it Atama (because) they milk their camels late.
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمْ أَلاَ إِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ وَهُمْ يُعْتِمُونَ بِالإِبِلِ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of this prayer of yours, for they delay the prayer until it is very dark because of their preoccupation with camels and milking them. Verily, it is 'Isha'.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُعْتِمُونَ عَلَى الإِبِلِ وَإِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ
"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say on the Minbar: 'Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of your prayer; verily, it is 'Isha'.'"
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمْ أَلاَ إِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ
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.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمْ أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يُعْتِمُونَ بِالإِبِلِ
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of your prayer. It is the 'Isha', and they bring their camels in and milk them at nightfall.'"
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيُعْتِمُونَ بِالإِبِلِ
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of your prayer. It is the 'Isha', and they bring their camels in and milk them at nightfall.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 704)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ يُعْتِمُونَ عَلَى الْإِبِلِ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ
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 تَغْلِبَنَّكُمْ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمْ أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا الْعِشَاءُ وَإِنَّهُمْ يُعْتِمُونَ بِالْإِبِلِ أَوْ عَنِ الْإِبِلِ
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»
"أَلَا لَا تغلِبنَّكُمْ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسم صلاتِكُمْ إِنَّهَا العِشاءُ وهُم يُعتِمُون بالإِبِلِ".
"لا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْم صَلاتِكُمُ الْمَغْرِبِ، وَتَقُولُ الأعْرابُ: هِيَ الْعِشَاءُ".
"لا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلاتِكُمْ، فَإنَّما هِيَ الْعِشَاءُ، وَإنَّما يَقُولُون: الْعَتَمةُ لإِعْتَامِهِم بالإِبِلِ".