It was narrated from Ibn Abi Khalid, Mis'ar and Al-Bakhtari bin Al-Mukhtar, that they heard from Abu Bakr bin 'Umarah bin Ruwaibah, that his father said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'No one will enter the Fire who prays before the sun rises and before it sets."' Meaning Fajr and 'Asr. A man from among the people of Al-Basrah said to him: "Did you hear it from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" He said: "Yes." The man said: "And I bear witness that I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). My ears heard it and my heart understood it."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ وَكِيعٍ - قَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ - عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِى خَالِدٍ وَمِسْعَرٍ وَالْبَخْتَرِىِّ بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ سَمِعُوهُ مِنْ أَبِى بَكْرِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ رُؤَيْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « لَنْ يَلِجَ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ». يَعْنِى الْفَجْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنِّى سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَاىَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِى.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umarah bin Ruwaibah that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'No one will enter the Fire who prays before the sun rises and before it sets."' With him there was a man from among the people of Al-Basrah who said: "Did you hear this from the Prophet (s.a.w)?" He said: "Yes, I bear witness to that." He said: "And I bear witness that I heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say it in the same place where you heard it from him."

وَحَدَّثَنِى يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِى بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ رُؤَيْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لاَ يَلِجُ النَّارَ مَنْ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ». وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ نَعَمْ أَشْهَدُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ. قَالَ وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُهُ بِالْمَكَانِ الَّذِى سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْهُ.

It was narrated from Abu Bakr, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Whoever prays at the two cool times (Fajr and 'Asr), he will enter Paradise."

وَحَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الأَزْدِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو جَمْرَةَ الضُّبَعِىُّ عَنْ أَبِى بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ».

It was narrated from Salamah bin Al-Akwa' that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to pray Maghrib when the sun set and had disappeared below the horizon.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ - عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يُصَلِّى الْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَتَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ.

Rafi' bin Khadij said: "We used to pray Maghrib with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and one of us would leave, and he would be able to see as far as he could shoot an arrow."

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِىُّ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو النَّجَاشِىِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ يَقُولُ كُنَّا نُصَلِّى الْمَغْرِبَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَيَنْصَرِفُ أَحَدُنَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُبْصِرُ مَوَاقِعَ نَبْلِهِ.

'Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), said: "One night the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)delayed the 'Isha' prayer, the one that is called 'Al-'Atamah,' until it was very dark. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w_ did not come out until 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: 'The women and children have fallen asleep.' Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out, and he said to the people in the Masjid when he came out to them: 'None of the people of earth are waiting for it except you.' That was before Islam had spread among the people." Harmalah added in his report: Ibn Shihab said: "It was said to me that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'And you should not try to compel the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to pray. That was when 'Umar bin Al-Khattab called out."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْعَامِرِىُّ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِى بِصَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَهِىَ الَّتِى تُدْعَى الْعَتَمَةَ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ لأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ حِينَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ « مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ غَيْرُكُمْ ». وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْشُوَ الإِسْلاَمُ فِى النَّاسِ. زَادَ حَرْمَلَةُ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَذُكِرَ لِى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَنْزُرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ ». وَذَاكَ حِينَ صَاحَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "One night the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) delayed 'Isha' until most of the night had gone and the people in the Masjid had fallen asleep. Then he came out and said: 'This would be the time for it, were it not that I would cause hardship on my Ummah.'" In the narration of 'Abdur-Razzaq: "Were it not that it was difficult on my Ummah."

حَدَّثَنِى إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِى حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ - وَأَلْفَاظُهُمْ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ - قَالُوا جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ أَعْتَمَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ اللَّيْلِ وَحَتَّى نَامَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى فَقَالَ « إِنَّهُ لَوَقْتُهَا لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِى ». وَفِى حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ « لَوْلاَ أَنْ يَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِى ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "One night we remained waiting for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to pray 'Isha', and he came out to us when one-third or more of the night had passed. We did not know if some family matter had detained him or something else. When he came out, he said: 'You are waiting for a prayer for which the people of no other religion are waiting. Were it not that it would be too burdensome for my Ummah, I would have prayed it with you at this hour.' Then he told the Mu'adhadhin to call the Iqamah, and he prayed."

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ - عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ مَكَثْنَا ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ نَنْتَظِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - لِصَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ فَلاَ نَدْرِى أَشَىْءٌ شَغَلَهُ فِى أَهْلِهِ أَوْ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ حِينَ خَرَجَ « إِنَّكُمْ لَتَنْتَظِرُونَ صَلاَةً مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَهْلُ دِينٍ غَيْرُكُمْ وَلَوْلاَ أَنْ يَثْقُلَ عَلَى أُمَّتِى لَصَلَّيْتُ بِهِمْ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ ». ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ وَصَلَّى.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was distracted one night and delayed 'Isha' until we fell asleep in the Masjid then woke up, then we fell asleep, then woke up. Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out to us and said: "There is no one on earth tonight who is waiting for the prayer other than you."

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى نَافِعٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- شُغِلَ عَنْهَا لَيْلَةً فَأَخَّرَهَا حَتَّى رَقَدْنَا فِى الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا ثُمَّ رَقَدْنَا ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ثُمَّ قَالَ « لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ اللَّيْلَةَ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلاَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ ».

It was narrated from Thabit that they asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said: "One night the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) delayed 'Isha' until the middle of the night, or when almost half of the night had gone. Then he came and said: 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you are still in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the prayer.' Anas said: 'It is as if I can see the brightness of his silver ring, and he raised the little finger of his left hand."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ الْعَمِّىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ. أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا أَنَسًا عَنْ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الْعِشَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ كَادَ يَذْهَبُ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ « إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِى صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ ». قَالَ أَنَسٌ كَأَنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَرَفَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ الْيُسْرَى بِالْخِنْصَرِ.