2/12. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 703 — Avoid Talking After Isha
The Prohibition Of Sleeping Before The 'Isha' prayer And Engaging In Conversation After
Hadith About Talking After Isha Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 703
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 703
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ جَدَبَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ السَّمَرَ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ . قَالَ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ يَعْنِي زَجَرَنَا عَنْهُ نَهَانَا عَنْهُ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah rebuked us for staying up (talking) after the 'Isha'.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 703In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 703
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 703
This hadith about talking after Isha prayer focuses on one clear point. Abdullah bin Masud said that the Messenger of Allah rebuked them for staying up talking after Isha. The report also explains that Ibn Majah understood the word to mean that the Prophet scolded them, stopped them, or forbade them from it. The main lesson is about late-night conversation after the Isha prayer. The hadith does not discuss every possible reason a person might stay awake. It points to the habit of staying up in talk after Isha and shows that it was not approved in this narration. It is closely connected to other Isha prayer hadiths about avoiding sleep before it and talk after it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet rebuked staying up talking after Isha.
- The narration points to avoiding needless late-night talk after prayer.
- The time after Isha should be treated with discipline.
- The report focuses on the habit of conversation after Isha.
