6/21. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 536 — Isha Time and Mercy for the Ummah
The End Of The Time For 'Isha'
Hadith About Delayed Isha and Avoiding Hardship
Sunan an-Nasai : 536
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 536
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ح وَأَخْبَرَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ ابْنَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ أَعْتَمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ اللَّيْلِ وَحَتَّى نَامَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى وَقَالَ " إِنَّهُ لَوَقْتُهَا لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the prayer one night until most of the night had passed and the people in the Masjid had gone home to sleep, then he went out and prayed, and said: 'This is indeed its (prayer) time, were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 536In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 537
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 536
This Hadith reports that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) delayed the prayer one night until much of the night had passed and the people in the Masjid had gone home to sleep. Then he came out, prayed, and said that this was indeed its time, were it not that he would impose too much difficulty on his Ummah. The Hadith focuses on Isha prayer timing and the Prophet’s care for people. It shows that a later time for Isha is recognized in the narration, but the reason it was not made a strict command was concern for hardship. This is ideal for searches like delayed Isha Hadith, Isha prayer time, hardship on Ummah, and Aishah Isha narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) delayed Isha until much of the night had passed.
- He prayed after some people in the Masjid had gone to sleep.
- He said that time was indeed its time in this narration.
- He did not want to impose too much difficulty on the Ummah.
