Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 1257
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زِيَادَةَ، عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ عَنْ بِلاَلٍ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ ، أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِيُؤْذِنَهُ بِصَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ - رضى الله عنها - بِلاَلاً بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى فَضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا قَالَ فَقَامَ بِلاَلٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَتَابَعَ أَذَانَهُ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا وَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي كُنْتُ رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ " . فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا . قَالَ " لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَكَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا " .
Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us: Abu al-Mughira narrated to us: Abd Allah ibn al-Ala narrated to us: Abu Ziyadah—Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad al-Kindi—told me that Bilal related to him: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to inform him of the dawn prayer, but Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) kept me occupied with something she asked me about until it was very late in the morning. Bilal stood and announced the prayer, repeating the call, but the Messenger of Allah did not come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer. Bilal told him that Aishah had occupied him with her question until it was very late, and that he had delayed coming out. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘I had prayed the two rak'ahs before dawn.’ Bilal said, ‘Messenger of Allah, it is very late in the morning.’ He replied, ‘If it were later than it is now, I would still pray them, and I would do them well and beautifully.’