Narrated by Abu Hurairah
No prayer is heavier on the hypocrites than Fajr and Isha. If they knew what is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
Sahih al-Bukhari 657, Sahih Muslim 651
What this hadith teaches
Isha and Fajr come when people are tired or asleep and few see who attends. That is why they reveal sincerity.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لَيْسَ صَلاَةٌ أَثْقَلَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ وَالْعِشَاءِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَيُقِيمَ، ثُمَّ آمُرَ رَجُلاً يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ، ثُمَّ آخُذَ شُعَلاً مِنْ نَارٍ فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَى مَنْ لاَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدُ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 657, as given on sunnah.com.