Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ جَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشًا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى ذَهَبَ نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ قَدْ صَلَّى النَّاسُ وَرَقَدُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَظِرُونَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا.
English Translation
Abu al-Jawwab told us, Ammar ibn Ruzayq told us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prepared an army one night until half the night had passed, or nearly so, then he came out and said: The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you are still waiting for this prayer. Indeed, you remain in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for it.