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that his father said: "Muhammad (SAW) bin Ali and I entered upon Jabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari. We said to him: 'Tell us about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (saw).' That was at the time of Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah (saw) came out and prayed Zuhr when the sun had passed its zenith and the shadow (of a thing) was the length of a sandal-strap. Then he prayed Asr when the shadow of a man was the length of a sandal-strap plus his height. Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun had set. Then he prayed Isha when the twilight disappeared. Then he prayed Fajr when dawn broke. The next day he prayed Zuhr when a man's shadow was equal to his height. Then he prayed Asr when a man's shadow was twice his height, and (the time between the prayer and sunset) lasted as long as it takes a swift rider to reach Dhul-Hulaifah. Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun set, then he prayed 'Isha' when one-third of one-half of the night had passed.'" - (One of the narrators) Zaid, was not sure - "then he prayed Fajr when it had become bright." (Sahih)
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"My father and I entered upon Abu Barzah, and my father said to him: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (saw) pray the prescribed prayers?' He said: He used to pray Zuhr, which you call Al-Uula (the first) when the sun passed its zenith; he used to pray Asr then one of us could go back to his home in the farthest part of Al-Madinah when the sun was still bright.'" - He said: "I forgot what he said to me about Maghrib." - "And he used to like to delay Isha, which you call Al-Atamah, and he did not like to sleep before it nor speak after it. And he used to finish the Al-Ghadah (Fajr) prayer when a man could recognize his neighbour, and he used to recite between sixty and one hundred verses.'" (Sahih)
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"I said to Ata: 'What is the best time you think I should pray Al-Atamah, either in congregation or on my own?' He said: 'I heard Ibn Abbas say: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) delayed Al-Atamah one night until the people had slept and woken up, then slept and woken up again. Then Umar got up and said: 'The prayer, the prayer!'" Ata' said: 'Ibn Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) came out, and it is as if I can see him now, with water dripping from hsi head, putting his hand on the side of his head. [He said: "And he indicated (how)"].'" I checked with Ata' how the Prophet (saw) put his hand on his head, and he showed me the same way as Ibn Abbas had done. Ata' spread his fingers a little, then placed them with the tips of his fingers on his forehead, then he drew his fingers together on his head until his thumb touched the edge of the ear that is next to the face, then moved it to his temple and forehead, then he said: 'Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to offer this prayer only at this time.'" (Sahih)
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"The Prophet (saw) delayed Isha one night until part of the night had passed. Then Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, got up and called out: 'The prayer, O Messenger of Allah! The women and children have gone to sleep.' Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) came out with water dripping from his head, saying: 'This is (the best) time (for Isha), were it not that this would be too difficult for my Ummah.'" (Sahih)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to delay the later Isha."* (Sahih) *It is described as the later Isha prayer because the Maghrib prayer is sometimes called Isha prayer, but it is the first Isha. Some scholars are of the opinion that it is disliked to call Maghrib Isha without qualifying it as the first Isha. See Fath Al-Bari.
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay Isha and to use the Siwak for every prayer." (Sahih)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) delayed Al-Atamah one night, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called out to him: 'The women and children have gone to sleep.' The Messenger of Allah (saw) came out and said: 'No one is waiting for it except you.' At that time no prayer was offered except in Al-Madinah. Then he said: 'Pray it between the time when the twilight disappears and when one-third of the night has passed.'" (Sahih)
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"We stayed in the Masjid one night waiting for the Messenger of Allah (saw) to pray Isha. He came out to us when one-third of the night or more had passed, and he said when he came out: 'You are waiting for a prayer for which the followers of no other religion are waiting. Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah, I would have led them in the prayer at this time.' Then he commanded the Muadhdhin to say the Iqamah and he prayed."
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) led us in Maghrib prayer, then he did not come out to us until half the night had passed. Then he came out and led them in prayer, then he said: 'The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you are still in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the prayer. Were it not for the weakness of the weak and, the sickness of the sick, I would have commanded that this prayer be delayed until halfway through the night.'" (Sahih)
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "If the people knew what (virtue) there was in the call to prayer and the first row, and they could not find any way to get to do that* other than by drawing lots, they would do that. If they knew what (virtue) there was in coming early to prayer, they would compete to be first in the Masjid. If they knew what (virtue) there was in Al-Atamah and Subh, they would come to them even if they had to crawl." (Sahih) Indicating the two mentioned items: that is the call to prayer and praying in the first row.
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