[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are two moments in which the gates of heaven open: during the time of prayer and when lining up in the path of Allah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَاعَتَانِ تُفْتَحُ فِيهِمَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ عِنْدَ حُضُورِ الصَّلَاةِ وَعِنْدَ الصَّفِّ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»  

The Messenger of Allah said: "If you see a man frequenting the mosques, then bear witness to his faith. Allah says: 'The mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. [At-Taubah: 18]'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 802)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ يَعْتَادُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَاشْهَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِالْإِيمَانِ» قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ}  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about the best deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." The man then asked, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Prayer." The man asked again, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." This exchange happened three times. Then the man asked, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Jihad in the way of Allah." The man said, "But I have elderly parents." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be good to your parents." The man insisted, "By the One who sent you as a prophet, I will strive and not leave them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Then you know better."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الصَّلَاةُ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي وَالِدَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «آمُرُكَ بِوَالِدَيْكَ خَيْرًا» فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ نَبِيًّا لَأُجَاهِدَنَّ وَلَأَتْرُكَنَّهُمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ»  

[Machine] Verily, the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, I seek refuge in Allah for you from the leadership of the foolish. Indeed, there will be leaders who, when people come to them, they assist them in their wrongdoing and authenticate their lies. They are not from me and I am not from them, and I will not meet them at the Lake-Fount. But whoever does not go to them, and does not help them in their wrongdoing, and does not authenticate their lies, then he is from me and I am from him. And he will meet me at the Lake-Fount. O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, prayer is a means of nearness, fasting is a shield, and charity extinguishes sins as water extinguishes fire. And people will come, offering themselves for sale, freeing themselves or bringing destruction upon themselves. O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, indeed, flesh grown from unlawful things will not enter Paradise."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ وَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَسَيَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ الصَّلَاةُ قُرْبَانٌ وَالصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيَّةَ كَمَا يُطْفِئُ الْمَاءُ النَّارَ وَالنَّاسُ غَادِيَانِ فَمُبْتَاعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقٌ رَقَبَتَهُ وَمُوبِقُهَا يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ لَحْمٌ نَبَتَ مِنْ سُحْتٍ»  

A man from among the people of Najd with disheveled hair came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The humming sound of his voice could be heard but what he was saying could not be understood. He came closer and it was then known that he was asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Five times of prayer each day and night: He asked: Must I observe any more than them? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. He (Talhah) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned fasting during the month of Ramadan. He asked: Must I observe anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Zakat to him. He asked: Must I pay anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The man then turned away saying: I swear by Allah, I shall not add anything to this or fall short of it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The man will be successful if he speaks truth. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 391)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ يُسْمَعُ دَوِيُّ صَوْتِهِ وَلَا يُفْقَهُ مَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ» قَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» قَالَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ» قَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» قَالَ وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الزَّكَاةَ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» قَالَ فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلَا أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The example of the obligatory prayers is like a flowing river at the door of one of you, from which he washes himself five times a day."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ كَمَثَلِ نَهْرٍ جَارٍ عَلَى بَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ»  

"Do you think that is there was a river by the door of any one of you, and he bathed in it five times each day, would there be any trace of dirt left on him?" They said: "No trace of dirt would be left on him." He said: "That is the likeness of the five daily prayers. By means of them Allah erases sins." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 462)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهْرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا تَقُولُونَ؟ هَلْ يُبْقِي مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْئًا؟ » قَالُوا لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ «ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا»  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin, so please establish the punishment upon me." He turned away from him. Then he said again, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin, so please establish the punishment upon me." Again, he turned away from him. Then the prayer was performed, and when he finished, he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin, so please establish the punishment upon me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Did you perform ablution when you came?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "Did you pray with us?" He said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then go, for surely Allah has forgiven you."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَيَّ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَلْ تَوَضَّأْتَ حِينَ أَقْبَلْتَ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «صَلَّيْتَ مَعَنَا؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَاذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ»  

[Machine] "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'I had relations with a woman in the garden, and I did everything except getting married to her. So, do with me whatever you wish.' The Prophet ﷺ remained silent. Then he called the man and recited the following verse to him: "Perform the prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds remove bad deeds."  

«جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَذْتُ امْرَأَةً فِي الْبُسْتَانِ فَأَصَبْتُ مِنْهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْكِحْهَا فَافْعَلْ بِي مَا شِئْتَ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ دَعَاهُ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ» {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ}  

“And perform prayers at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.” [11:114] The man said: “O Messenger of Allah, is this (the Verse) just for me?” He said: “It is for whoever acts upon it among my nation.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4254)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ قُبْلَةً كَأَنَّهُ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ كَفَّارَتِهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ} قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَلِي هَذِهِ؟ قَالَ «هِيَ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I met a woman in the garden, and I embraced her, kissed her, engaged in foreplay with her, and did everything with her except for intercourse." The Messenger of Allah remained silent, so Allah revealed, "Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember." The Messenger of Allah called him and recited it to him, then Umar asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is this verse specific to him?" The Messenger of Allah said, "No, it is for all people."  

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَقِيتُ امْرَأَةً فِي الْبُسْتَانِ فَضَمَمْتُهَا إِلَيَّ وَقَبَّلْتُهَا وَبَاشَرْتُهَا وَفَعَلْتُ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أُجَامِعْهَا فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ} قَالَ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَهُ خَاصَّةً؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَلْ لِلنَّاسِ كَافَّةً»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever fulfills the five daily prayers, perfecting them, will have no deficiency in his rights with Allah. He will have a covenant with Allah that he will not be punished. And whoever fulfills them, but with some deficiencies in his rights, will not have a covenant with Allah. If Allah wills, He will have mercy on him, and if He wills, He will punish him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ جَاءَ بِالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ قَدْ أَكْمَلَهُنَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مِنْ حَقِّهِنَّ شَيْئًا كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ وَقَدِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ حَقِّهِنَّ شَيْئًا فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ رَحِمَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Muhammad Al-Ansari say, "Witr prayer is obligatory." Ubada said, "Abu Muhammad is lying. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon His servants. Whoever fulfills them, completing and not diminishing them out of neglecting their rights, Allah will have a covenant with him to enter Paradise. And whoever fulfills them but diminishes them out of neglecting their rights, Allah will not have a covenant with him. He may either punish him or show him mercy.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ الْوِتْرُ وَاجِبٌ فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ كَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ افْتَرَضَهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ وَقَدْ أَكْمَلَهُنَّ وَلَمْ يَنْتَقِصْهُنَّ اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ وَقَدِ انْتَقَصَهُنَّ اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ رَحِمَهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The five daily prayers and the Friday prayer until the next Friday are expiations for what is between them, as long as major sins are avoided."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ كَفَّارَاتٌ لَمَّا بَيْنَهُنَّ مَا لَمْ يَغْشَ الْكَبَائِرَ»  

[Machine] "If I knew Abdullah, I would have instructed him to prolong the bowing and prostration, as I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'When a person stands to pray, his sins are brought and placed on his head or shoulders, so whenever he bows or prostrates, they fall away from him.'"  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْرِفُهُ لَأَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يُطِيلَ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي أُتِيَ بِذُنُوبِهِ فَوَضَعَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ أَوْ عَاتِقِهِ فَكُلَّمَا رَكَعَ أَوْ سَجَدَ تَسَاقَطَتْ عَنْهُ»  

"I met Thawban the freed slave of Messenger of Allah (S) and said to him, 'Guide me to a deed by which Allah benefit me, and for which Allah will admit me into Paradise.' He was silent for quite a while, then he turned to me and said: 'Perform prostrations, for I heard Messenger of Allah (S) saying: 'No worshipper performs a prostration to Allah except that by it, Allah will raise him a level, and erase a sin from him for it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 388)   

لَقِيتُ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ حَدِّثْنِي بِحَدِيثٍ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً»  

"Angels come to you in succession by night and day, and they meet at Fajr prayer and 'Asr prayer. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and He (Allah) will ask them, although He knows best: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves.' They will say: 'We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 485)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلَائِكَةٌ اللَّيْلِ وَمَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ * أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي؟ قَالُوا تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ»  

"Angels come to you in succession by night and day, and they meet at Fajr prayer and 'Asr prayer. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and He (Allah) will ask them, although He knows best: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves.' They will say: 'We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 485)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلَائِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَلَائِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي؟ فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ»  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'He will never enter the Fire, the one who prays before the sun rises and before it sets.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 471)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَلِجُ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

My father said, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever prays the two cool prayers (ʿAsr and Fajr) will go to Paradise.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 574)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever prays before the rising of the sun and before its setting will not enter the fire (of Hell)." A man from the people asked, "Did you hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَنْ يَلِجَ النَّارَ مَنْ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I embraced Islam, and he taught me the five daily prayers at their appointed times. I said to him, "These are the hours during which I am occupied, so show me a mosque." He said, "If you are occupied, do not neglect the 'Asr and Fajr prayers." I asked, "And what are the 'Asr and Fajr prayers?" He said, "The morning prayer and the afternoon prayer."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَسْلَمْتُ وَعَلَّمَنِي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ فِي مَوَاقِيتِهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ أَشْتَغِلُ فِيهَا فَمُرْ لِي بِجَوَامِعَ قَالَ فَقَالَ «إِنْ شُغِلْتَ فَلَا تُشْغَلْ عَنِ الْعَصْرَيْنِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الْغَدَاةِ وَصَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us and among what he taught us, he said, "Guard the prayers and guard the two sunsets." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are the two sunsets?" He said, "Prayer before the rising of the sun and prayer before its setting."  

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنَا قَالَ «حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَحَافِظُوا عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever prays the Fajr prayer, he is under the protection of Allah. Fear Allah, O son of Adam, lest Allah seeks from you something that is under His protection."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ « مَنْ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْ يَطْلُبَكَ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ ذِمَّتِهِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in praying 'Asr in Al-Mukhammas. He said: 'This prayer was enjoined upon those who came before you, but they neglected it. Whoever prays it regularly will have a two-fold reward, and there is no prayer after it until the Shahid appears." And the Shahid is "the star." [1] [1] This is a statement of one of the narrators, and Allah knows best. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 521)   

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ عُرِضَتْ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَتَوَانَوْا فِيهَا وَتَرَكُوهَا فَمَنْ صَلَّاهَا مِنْهُمْ ضُعِّفَ لَهُ أَجْرُهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَهَا حَتَّى يُرَى الشَّاهِدُ» وَالشَّاهِدُ النَّجْمُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said on the Day of the Trench, "Occupying us from the middle prayer (Asr) has filled Allah's houses and their stomachs with fire."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ «شَغَلُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى مَلَأَ اللَّهُ بُيُوتَهُمْ وَبُطُونَهُمْ نَارًا» وَهِيَ الْعَصْرُ  

Messenger of Allah said: "Salatul-Wusta is the Asr prayer." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 181)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes the prayer, and observes fasting in Ramadan, it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him to Paradise, whether he migrated in the cause of Allah or stayed (in his homeland) where he was born."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَصَامَ رَمَضَانَ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ هَاجَرَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ جَلَسَ حَيْثُ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ»  

[Machine] He heard Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri narrating about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he sat on the pulpit and said, "By Him in whose hand is my soul..." three times, then he was silent. Then tears streamed down each of our faces out of sadness for the right side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then he said, "There is no servant who performs the five daily prayers, fasts in Ramadan, and avoids the major sins, except that the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him on the Day of Resurrection. They will even applaud." Then he recited, "If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins..." (Quran 4:31)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يُخْبِرَانِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَبْكِي حُزْنًا لِيَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُؤَدِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّهَا لَتَصْطَفِقُ» ثُمَّ تَلَا {إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ}  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The prayer of a man in congregation is more virtuous than his prayer alone by twenty-five degrees, and if he prays it in a place of hardship, perfecting its ablution, bowing, and prostration, his prayer will be recorded as fifty degrees."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً فَإِنْ صَلَّاهَا بِأَرْضِ قِيٍّ فَأَتَمَّ وُضُوءَهَا وَرُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا تُكْتَبُ صَلَاتُهُ بِخَمْسِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

[Machine] Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the `Isha' prayer until half of the night had passed. Then he came and said, "The people have already prayed and slept, but you will continue to be in prayer as long as you wait." Anas said, "It was as if I could see the glitter of his ring."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخَّرَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مُذِ انْتَظَرْتُمْ» قَالَ أَنَسٌ «فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever is in the mosque waiting for the prayer is considered to be in the prayer."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كَانَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "Whoever waits for prayer is considered to be in prayer as long as he does not do anything to nullify it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ انْتَظَرَ الصَّلَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ»  

O Allah, forgives him; O Allah, have mercy on him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 469)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تُصَلِّي عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ»