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Sahih al-BukhariTimes of the Prayers

Sahih al-Bukhari 567

Chapter: Superiority of the 'Isha prayer

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 567

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَصْحَابِي الَّذِينَ، قَدِمُوا مَعِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ نُزُولاً فِي بَقِيعِ بُطْحَانَ، وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَكَانَ يَتَنَاوَبُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ نَفَرٌ مِنْهُمْ، فَوَافَقْنَا النَّبِيَّ ـ عليه السلام ـ أَنَا وَأَصْحَابِي وَلَهُ بَعْضُ الشُّغْلِ فِي بَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ فَأَعْتَمَ بِالصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى ابْهَارَّ اللَّيْلُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ لِمَنْ حَضَرَهُ ‏"‏ عَلَى رِسْلِكُمْ،

أَبْشِرُوا إِنَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يُصَلِّي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا صَلَّى هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكُمْ ‏"

Narrated Abu Musa:

My companions, who came with me in the boat and I landed at a place called Baqi [??] Buthan [??] . The Prophet (ﷺ) was in Medina at that time. One of us used to go to the Prophet (ﷺ) by turns every night at the time of the `Isha prayer. Once I along with my companions went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was busy in some of his affairs, so the `Isha' prayer was delayed to the middle of the night He then came out and led the people (in prayer). After finishing from the prayer, he addressed the people present there saying, "Be patient! Don't go away. Have the glad tiding. It is from the blessing of Allah upon you that none amongst mankind has prayed at this time save you." Or said, "None except you has prayed at this time." Abu Musa added, 'So we returned happily after what we heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 567) and Muslim (No. 641).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ ) هُوَ بِالْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَالرَّاءِ بِلَفْظِ التَّصْغِيرِ , وَشَيْخه أَبُو بُرْدَةَ هُوَ جَدُّهُ. قَوْله : ( فِي بَقِيعِ بُطْحَانَ ) بِفَتْحِ الْمُوَحَّدَة مِنْ بَقِيع وَضَمّهَا مِنْ بُطْحَانَ. قَوْله : ( وَلَهُ بَعْض الشُّغْلِ فِي بَعْض أَمْرِهِ فَأَعْتَمَ بِالصَّلَاةِ ) فِيهِ دَلَالَة عَلَى أَنَّ تَأْخِير النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى هَذِهِ الْغَايَة لَمْ يَكُنْ قَصْدًا. وَمِثْلُهُ قَوْله فِي حَدِيث اِبْن عُمَر الْآتِي قَرِيبًا " شُغِلَ عَنْهَا لَيْلَةً " وَكَذَا قَوْله فِي حَدِيث عَائِشَة " أَعْتَمَ بِالصَّلَاةِ لَيْلَةً " يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ شَأْنه , وَالْفَيْصَل فِي هَذَا حَدِيث جَابِر " كَانُوا إِذَا اِجْتَمَعُوا عَجَّل…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 567
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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 641

I and my companions who had sailed along with me in the boat landed with me in the valley of Buthan while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was staying in Medina. A party of people amongst them went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) every night at the time of the 'Isya' prayer turn by turn. Abu Musa said…

أُعْلِمُكُمْ وَأَبْشِرُوا أَنَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ يُصَلِّي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا صَلَّى هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

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