Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَسُرَيْجٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِوَقْتِ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّيهَا لِسُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ لِثَالِثَةٍ.
English Translation
Affan and Surayj told us, they said: Abu Awana told us, from Abu Bishr, from Bashir b. Thabit, from Habib b. Salim, from al-Nu'man b. Bashir, who said: By Allah, I am indeed the most knowledgeable of people about the time of this prayer, the later night prayer; the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray it when the moon set on the third night.