Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أُقِيمَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَ عَفَّانُ أَوْ أُخِّرَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً فَقَامَ مَعَهُ يُنَاجِيهِ حَتَّى نَعَسَ الْقَوْمُ أَوْ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وُضُوءًا.
English Translation
Abu Kamil and Affan told us -- they said: Hammad told us, from Thabit al-Bunani -- Affan said in his narration: Thabit informed us -- from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The night prayer ('Isha) was called -- Affan said: or it was delayed -- one night, and a man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a need of you." So he stood with him speaking privately until the people, or some of the people, dozed off; then he prayed, without mentioning any ablution.