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Narrated Anas: The Companions during the lifetime of the messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to wait for the night prayer so much so that their heads were lowered down (by dozing). Then they offered prayer and did not perform ablution. Abu Dawud said: Shu’bah on the authority of Qatadah added: We lowered down our heads (on accounts of dozing) in the day of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). Abu Dawud said; This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators

حدثنا شاذ بن فياض، حدثنا هشام الدستوايي، عن قتادة، عن انس، قال كان اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ينتظرون العشاء الاخرة حتى تخفق رءوسهم ثم يصلون ولا يتوضيون . قال ابو داود زاد فيه شعبة عن قتادة قال كنا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . ورواه ابن ابي عروبة عن قتادة بلفظ اخر