Hadith 40

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 6: The Book of the Times (of Prayer) Sahih

Chapter 20

What Is Recommended Regarding Delaying 'Isha'

باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ ‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 533
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُؤَخِّرُ الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ ‏.‏
It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to delay the later 'Isha'."[1] [1] 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.