Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 846
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُبَيْدٍ، - وَاسْمُهُ عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ - عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ لَوْ عَرَّسْتَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ تَنَامُوا عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ " . قَالَ بِلاَلٌ أَنَا أَحْفَظُكُمْ . فَاضْطَجَعُوا فَنَامُوا وَأَسْنَدَ بِلاَلٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ طَلَعَ حَاجِبُ الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ " يَا بِلاَلُ أَيْنَ مَا قُلْتَ " . قَالَ مَا أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَىَّ نَوْمَةٌ مِثْلُهَا قَطُّ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبَضَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ حِينَ شَاءَ فَرَدَّهَا حِينَ شَاءَ قُمْ يَا بِلاَلُ فَآذِنِ النَّاسَ بِالصَّلاَةِ " . فَقَامَ بِلاَلٌ فَأَذَّنَ فَتَوَضَّئُوا - يَعْنِي حِينَ ارْتَفَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ - ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ .
Hannad ibn As-Sari narrated to us: Abu Zubayd—whose name was Abthar ibn Al-Qasim—narrated to us from Husayn, from Abdullah ibn Abi Qatadah, from his father, who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when some people said, 'Messenger of Allah, why don't you let us rest here for a while?' He said, 'I fear you will sleep through the prayer.' Bilal said, 'I will keep watch over you.' They lay down and slept. Bilal leaned his back against his mount. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke when the sun's edge had appeared and said, 'Bilal, where is what you promised?' He replied, 'I have never been overcome by sleep like this before.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Allah, Mighty and Sublime, takes your souls when He wills and returns them when He wills. Get up, Bilal, and call the people to prayer.' Bilal stood and gave the call to prayer. They performed ablution when the sun had risen higher, then the Messenger stood and led them in prayer.
Translation notes
The source includes an explanatory parenthesis that they performed ablution after the sun had risen higher.