2/8. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 692 — Reward of Waiting for Isha
The Time Of The 'Isha' Prayer
Waiting for Isha and Being in a State of Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 692
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 692
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ هَلِ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خَاتَمًا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ " . قَالَ أَنَسٌ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ .
Humaid Narrated from:
Anas bin Malik was asked: 'Did the Prophet wear a ring?' He said: 'Yes.' One night he delayed the 'Isha' prayer until almost the middle of the night. When he had prayed, he turned to face us and said: 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you will still be in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the (next) prayer.'" (Sahih) Anas said: "It was as if I can see the sparkle from his ring.'"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 692In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 692
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 692
This Hadith about waiting for prayer gives comfort to those who waited for Isha. Anas bin Malik said that one night the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم delayed the later Isha until almost the middle of the night. After praying, he turned to the people and said that others had prayed and slept, while they would remain in a state of prayer as long as they were waiting for the prayer. The report also mentions the sparkle of the Prophet’s ring, as Anas remembered it. The main teaching is not about showing off waiting. It is about the value of waiting for prayer with the prayer itself as the reason.
What we learn from this hadith
- Waiting for prayer is described as being in a state of prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم acknowledged the patience of those who waited for Isha.
- The narration shows the value of sincere waiting connected to Salah.
