1/1071ــ عَنْ عثمانَ بنِ عفّانَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: سمعتُ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَنْ صَلَّىٰ العِشاءَ في جَمَاعَةٍ فكأنَّما قَامَ نِصفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَمَنْ صَلَّىٰ الصُّبــحَ في جَمَاعَةٍ، فكأنَّما صَلَّىٰ اللَّيلَ كلَّهُ». رواه مسلم.
1071/1 - ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: “If a person offers the ‘Ishā’ prayer in congregation, it is as if he has prayed for half of the night, and if he offers the Fajr prayer in congregation, it is as if he has prayed all night long.” [Narrated by Muslim]
وفي رواية الترمذي عَنْ عثمانَ بنِ عفّانَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَن شهدَ العِشاءَ في جماعةً كان له قيامُ نصْفِ ليلةٍ، ومَنْ صَلَّىٰ العِشاءَ والفَجْرَ في جماعةٍ، كان لهُ كقيامِ ليلةٍ». قال الترمذي: حديثٌ حسنٌ صحيحٌ.
In a version by Al-Tirmidhi, ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If a person attends the ‘Ishā’ prayer in congregation, he will have the reward for praying for half of the night, and if he attends the ‘Ishā’ and Fajr prayers in congregation, he will have the reward for praying the whole night.” [Al-Tirmidhi classified this Hadīth as Hasan Sahīh (sound and authentic)]
1) تخصيص الفجر والعشاء بالذكر، لما فيهما من عظيم الأجر.
1) The Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers are singled out in recognition of their merit and the great rewards they bring.
2) لا يحافظ علىٰ الجماعة في الفجر والعشاء إلا موفَّق أعانه الله تعالىٰ، فَنَال أجر شهودهما.
2) Only a person guided and helped by his Lord would regularly attend the Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers in congregation and obtain the relevant rewards.
2/1072ــ عَنْ أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أنَّ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «ولو يعلمونَ ما في العَتْمةِ والصُّبحِ لأَتَوْهُما وَلو حَبْواً». متفقٌ عليه. وقد سبق بطوله.
1072/2 - Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “... and were they to know the merits of the ‘Ishā’ and Fajr prayers, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim] It has been previously cited in its entirety.
3/1073ــ وعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «ليسَ صلاةٌ أثقلَ علىٰ المنافِقينَ من صَلاةِ الفَجْرِ والعِشاءِ، ولو يعلَمُون ما فيهما لأَتَوْهُما ولو حَبْواً». متفق عليه.
1073/3 - He also reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No prayer is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers; and were they to know their merit, they would come to them, even if they had to crawl.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
العتمة: هي صلاة العشاء، لأنها تكون في ظلمة الليل.
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حبواً: زحفاً، كما يحبو الصبي الصغير علىٰ الأرض.
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1) إن جهل العبد بالأجر العظيم، مع ضعف الإرادة، سبب للتهاون في الطاعة والعبادة.
1) A person’s ignorance of the great reward and his weak willpower make him neglect worship and acts of piety.
2) الإيمان الصحيح في قلب العبد باعثٌ لتحمُّل المشاقِّ في العبادة، وإن المداومة علىٰ جماعة الفجر والعشاء، علامةُ صحةِ الإيمان وصدقه.
2) True faith within a person’s heart prompts him to endure difficulty in worship. Regular performance of the Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers in congregation is a sign of true and sincere faith.