What did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have to say when 'Umar alerted him to the fact that the people had already gone to sleep and the `Isha' prayer was still due?
 Narrated 'Ata:                     One night the Prophet delayed the `Isha' prayer whereupon `Umar went to him and said, "The prayer, O Allah's Apostle! The women and children had slept." The Prophet came out with water dropping from his head, and said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard for my followers (or for the people), I would order them to pray `Isha prayer at this time." (Various versions of this Hadith are given by the narrators with slight differences in expression but not in content).