[Machine] I said to Ata', "When do you prefer that I pray the Isha prayer, in congregation or alone?" He said, "I heard Ibn Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the Isha prayer until people went to sleep, and then they would wake up and go back to sleep, and then they would wake up again. So Umar ibn Al-Khattab stood up and said, 'Prayer!' Ata' said, Ibn Abbas said, 'The Prophet ﷺ came out as if I am seeing him now, with water dripping from his head, and he placed his hand on the part of his head. He said, 'If it were not that I would burden my Ummah, I would have commanded them to pray it like this.'"  

قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ أَيُّ حِينٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الْعِشَاءَ إِمَامًا أَوْ خِلْوًا؟ قَالَسَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا وَرَقَدُوا وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَخَرَجَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الْآنَ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً وَاضِعٌ يَدَهُ عَلَى شَقِّ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوهَا كَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I said to Ata', "At what time do you prefer that I pray Al-‘Atamah (the optional prayer at night) as an imam or alone?" He replied, "I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Al-'Atamah until the people went to sleep, and then they would wake up and perform it, and then sleep again and then wake up. 'Umar said, 'Prayer, prayer.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, as if I can see him now, with water dripping from his head, wiping his hands over his head, and he said, 'If it were not that it would be hard on my Ummah (nation), I would have commanded them to perform it.'"  

قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ أَيُّ حِينٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ لِلْعَتَمَةِ إِمَّا إِمَامًا وَإِمَّا خَلْوًا؟ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْعَتَمَةِ حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا وَرَقَدُوا وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ الصَّلَاةَ الصَّلَاةَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الْآنَ تَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَكَذَا»  

[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»  

"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أعْتَمَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةِ بِالْعشَاءِ حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ: الصَّلَاة يَا رَسُولَ الله، رَقَدَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ، فَخَرَجَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ كَأَنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْه الآنَ يَقْطُرُ رَأسُهُ مَاءً وَاضِعًا يَدَهُ عَلَى شِقِّ رَأسِهِ يَمْسَحُ الْمَاءَ عَنْ شِقِّهِ، فَقَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِى لأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَكَذَا، وَفِى لَفْظٍ فَقَالَ: والله إِنَّهُ لَلوَقْتُ لَوْلَا أَنْ أشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِى".