2/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 165 — Isha Timing and the Moon Setting
What Has Been Related About The Time For The Last Isha Prayer
Isha Prayer Time and the Moon Setting Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 165
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 165
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ، بِوَقْتِ هَذِهِ الصَّلاَةِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهَا لِسُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ لِثَالِثَةٍ " .
An-Nu'man bin Bashir Narrated from:
I Am The Most Knowledgeable Among The People About The Prescribed Time Of This Prayer: Allah'S Messenger Would Pray It When The Moon Set On The Third (Of The Month).
[1] Sometimes Maghrib (sunset) prayer is called First ' Ishā' and the ' Ishā' is called the Last ' Ishā' .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 165In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 165
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 165
This Hadith speaks about the prescribed time of a prayer through the words of An-Nu'man bin Bashir. He says he was the most knowledgeable among the people about the time of this prayer, and then mentions that Allah's Messenger would pray it when the moon set on the third of the month. The wording points to a practical sign connected to night and the moon. Since the text does not name the prayer in the English translation, the safest explanation is to stay close to the wording and focus on prayer timing. It teaches careful attention to the known time of Salat and how the Prophet's practice was remembered by the Companions.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions paid close attention to the timing of prayer.
- The report connects the prayer time with a visible night sign.
- The text should not be stretched beyond the prayer timing it mentions.
- Knowledge of Salat timing was treated as important and worth preserving.
