Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: One day we were waiting for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for the ‘Isha prayer. He came to us when a third of the night had passed, or perhaps a little after that. When he arrived, he said: "You are waiting for the prayer; no followers of any other religion are waiting for it except you. If I did not fear that this would be difficult for my Ummah, I would have led them in this prayer at this hour." The narrator states: Then he ordered the mu’adhdhin, who gave the iqamah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the prayer.