Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 18031a
"لَوْلا أن أَشُقَّ عَلَى أمَّتِي لأخَّرْتُ صَلاةَ العِشَاءِ إلى ثُلُثِ اللَّيلِ أوْ شَطرِ اللَّيل؛ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا مَضَى شَطرُ اللَّيلِ يَنْزِلُ الله تعَالى إلَى السَّماءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ: هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ فأغفِرَ لَهُ، هَلْ مِنْ تَائِبٍ فأتُوبَ عَلَيهِ، هَلْ مِن دَاعٍ فأسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَطلُعَ الفَجْرُ".
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"If it were not that I would cause hardship to my ummah, I would have delayed the 'Isha' prayer until a third of the night or half of the night. For when half of the night has passed, Allah, the Exalted, descends to the lowest heaven and says: 'Is there anyone who seeks forgiveness that I may forgive him? Is there anyone who repents that I may accept his repentance? Is there anyone who supplicates that I may answer him?' until dawn breaks."
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[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري ومحمد بن نصر عن أَبي هريرة
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