Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَا أَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ أَعْتَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ اللَّيْلِ وَحَتَّى نَامَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَالَ ابْنُ بَكْرٍ رَقَدَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَوَقْتُهَا لَوْلَا أَنْ يَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي وَقَالَ ابْنُ بَكْرٍ أَنْ أَشُقَّ.
English Translation
Aisha reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the night prayer one night until much of the night had passed and the people of the mosque had fallen asleep, then he came out and prayed, and said, "This is indeed its proper time, were it not that it would be too hard on my community" - or he said, "were it not that I would burden them."