likewise, the other chain is sound, and its narrators are those relied upon by the two Shaykhs, except Qays ibn Marwān Abū Qays; he is trustworthy, as stated in al-Taqrīb.

(2) From Ibn ʿAbbās: “I spent the night in Maymūnah’s house on a night when the Prophet ﷺ was with her, so that I might see how he prayed during the night. The Prophet ﷺ spoke with his family for a while and then lay down to sleep.” Muslim (2/182) and Ibn Naṣr (46) recorded it.

(3) From Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Usayd ibn Ḥuḍayr and another man from the Anṣār spent part of a night talking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a need they had, until an hour of the night had passed and the night was extremely dark. They then left the Prophet ﷺ, each carrying a staff. One man’s staff gave off light for both of them, and they walked by that light until the road divided. Then the other man’s staff shone, and each of them walked in his own light until he reached his house. Ibn Naṣr narrated it from ʿAbd al-Razzāq—Maʿmar—from Thābit—from Anas. This isnād is sound according to the standards of the six canonical compilers.

Corroborating the reconciliation we mentioned is the report of Abū Saʿīd, the client of the Anṣār. He said: “ʿUmar would not allow anyone to sit conversing after the ʿIshāʾ prayer. He would say, ‘Go back; perhaps Allah will grant you a prayer or some night worship.’ He came upon us while I was sitting with Ibn Masʿūd, Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, and Abū Dharr and asked, ‘What keeps you sitting?’ We replied, ‘We wanted to remember Allah.’ So he sat down with us.”