Hadith 14997

Chapter 8

باب 8

(8) باب وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ

(8) Chapter: The Time Of The 'Isha' Prayer
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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، . أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِتَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ " .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay the 'Isha'."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 690

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 24

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 690