The recitation for the ‘Isha’ Prayer Sunan Ibn Majah 836
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ الْعِشَاءَ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " اقْرَأْ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَاقْرَأْ بِسْمِ رَبِّكَ "
Translation
It wasnarrated from Jabir that Mu’adh bin Jabal led his companionsforthe ‘Isha’ and he made the prayer too long for them. The Prophet(ﷺ) said
“Recite ‘By the sun and its brightness,’[Al-Shams(91)]‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,’ [Al-A’la(87)] ‘By thenight as it envelops,’ [Al-Lail (92)] or, ‘Read!In the Name of yourLord Who has created.’” [Al-‘Alaq (96)]