The ruling on delaying the 'Isha' prayer until midnight

The questioner : She delayed the last 'Isha' prayer until the middle of the night, around twelve o'clock or twelve-thirty. What is the ruling on her doing this, given that she is an adult and of sound mind?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person, whether a man or a woman, to delay the 'Isha' prayer until after the middle of the night, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the time for 'Isha' is until the middle of the night.
That is, only between one-third and the middle of the night, and this is better. That is, delaying the 'Isha' prayer until one-third of the night, between one-third and the middle, is better. So if a woman in her house were to come and ask, saying, "Is it better for me to pray the last 'Isha' prayer, meaning the 'Isha' prayer, or should I delay it until one-third of the night?"
We would say that it is better for you to delay it until one-third of the night, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once delayed [the prayer] until the Companions hurried him, so he came out to them and prayed, and said, "It is indeed its time, were it not that I would cause hardship for my Ummah." May Allah send blessings and peace upon him. How much is one-third of the night in the current time? From the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn. No, no, it does not reach twelve. We. The Arabic time, the Arabic time, how much is it? Ten, ten, and ten, ten, and five.
Ten and five, okay, ten and five? How much is the middle of the night? Okay, ten and ten, meaning it is five and five in the Arabic time, this is the middle, five and five, yes. Now, in the Arabic time, it is five minus a quarter, meaning one-third remains and the night is halved, yes, okay, okay.