Is the hadith (he prayed 'Isha' when the moon set...) authentic? And what is the time for the 'Isha' prayer in countries where the night is long or short?

The questioner : One of the brothers in Germany asked me, saying: In the first part of *Nail al-Awtar*, in the chapter on the time of the 'Isha' prayer, up to the end, page 410 and above, in the explanation of the first hadith, it states: "The evidence of the first group is what was narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him): It was narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i. Ibn al-Arabi said it is authentic. So he asks about the extent of the authenticity of this hadith? Then, if this proportion of the night is fixed in all months, is it possible to estimate the time of the 'Isha' prayer on days when the original time cannot be known due to the non-setting of the twilight in Europe, based on that? It has been said that it equals approximately eleven out of forty-six of the night. If the night is long, this duration is long, and if it is short, this duration is short?

The Shaykh : The answer regarding the authenticity of the hadith is not present to me now; the matter requires reviewing the hadith and its chain of narration. But as for the jurisprudential aspect of the hadith, we have what suffices us in *Sahih Muslim*, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): This hadith is explicit in its indication, and it is from his saying (peace and blessings be upon him). What applies to the first hadith, which was the subject of the question—whether it is established or not—does not apply here, because in the other authentic hadith, there is an explicit indication from his saying (peace be upon him): What remains of the question is the answer regarding when the night is long or short. This undoubtedly varies according to the regions. In regions and climates where the night and day are balanced, this half is fixed. As for the other regions, they vary: if the night is long, the half is long, and if the night is short, the half is short, and so on. So the fixed standard is half the night, and as we mentioned, this varies according to the regions and climates. This is what I have in answer to this question. You have brought the question, so you may feel that the answer has covered it all, or you may feel that there are some aspects that my answer did not cover. If there is anything of that, you are more aware and knowledgeable, so alert me. Otherwise, the answer has ended. I hope you understood me.

The questioner : Yes, do you feel that there is a deficiency in the answer regarding what you asked?

The questioner : I mean, the question is not from me.

The Shaykh : In any case, whether the question is from you or from someone else, the important thing is: is there something in your mind that you need to ask about regarding this question, regardless ofThe questioner : whether it is you or someone else? The session is not for you; if he runs out of questions, then it is your turn. Then he laughs.The Shaykh : .