Mishkat al-Masabih 1073
The Congregation and its Excellence - Section 3
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَوْلَا مَا فِي الْبُيُوتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالذُّرِّيَّةِ أَقَمْتُ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ وَأَمَرْتُ فِتْيَانِي يُحْرِقُونَ مَا فِي الْبُيُوتِ بِالنَّارِ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Translation
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, “Were it not for the women and children who are in the houses I would make the evening prayer congregational and command my young men to burn what is in the houses with fire.” Ahmad transmitted it.
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Same hadith, other wordings
- Musnad Ahmad 8796لَوْلَا مَا فِي الْبُيُوتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالذُّرِّيَّةِ، أَقَمْتُ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ، وَأَمَرْتُ فِتْيَانِي يُحَرِّقُونَ مَا فِي الْبُيُوتِ بِالنَّارِ