Hadith 961:80
Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Hariz—meaning Ibn Uthman—informed us, Rashid ibn Sa’d narrated to us, from ‘Asim ibn Humayd al-Sakuni—and he was one of the companions of Mu’adh ibn Jabal—from Mu’adh, who said: We waited for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for the Isha prayer. He was delayed until we thought he would not come out, and the one among us who was saying [it] said: "He has prayed and will not come out." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out, and we said: "O Messenger of Allah, we thought you would not come out, and the one among us who was saying [it] said: 'He has prayed and will not come out.'" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Delay this prayer, for you have been favored by it over all other nations, and no nation before you has prayed it."
حدثنا يزيد بن هارون، أخبرنا حريز يعني ابن عثمان، حدثنا راشد بن سعد، عن عاصم بن حميد السكوني وكان من أصحاب معاذ بن جبل، عن معاذ قال: رقبنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في صلاة العشاء، فاحتبس حتى ظننا أن لن يخرج، والقائل منا يقول: قد صلى ولن يخرج، فخرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلنا: يا رسول الله، ظننا أنك لن تخرج والقائل منا يقول: قد صلى ولن يخرج. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " أعتموا بهذه الصلاة؛ فقد فضلتم بها على سائر الأمم، ولم تصلها أمة قبلكم ".