It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If people knew what virtue lies in calling the Adhan and being in the first row, they would cast lots for it. And if people knew what reward there is in hastening towards the prayer, they would try to outdo each other in it. And if they knew what reward there is in the Isha and Fajr prayers, they would surely join these two prayers even if they had to come crawling on their knees. Abdul Razzaq says: I asked Malik whether it is disliked to call the Isha prayer ‘Atamah’? He said: The one who narrated the hadith to me said it in this way.