Volume 1, Book 11, Number 641:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If the supper is served start having it before praying the Maghrib prayer and
do not be hasty in finishing it.”
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Volume 1, Book 11, Number 642:
Narrated Nafi’:
Ibn ‘Umar said, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘If the supper is served for anyone of you and the Iqama is
pronounced, start with the supper and don’t be in haste (and carry on eating) till you finish it.” If
food was served for Ibn ‘Umar and Iqama was pronounced, he never came to the prayer till he fin –
ished it (i.e. food) in spite of the fact that he heard the recitation (of the Qur’an) by the Imam (in the
prayer). Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Prophet said, “If anyone of you is having his meals, he should not
hurry up till he is; satisfied even if the prayer has been started.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 623:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “The people who get tremendous reward for the prayer are those who are
farthest away (from the mosque) and then those who are next farthest and so on. Similarly one who
waits to pray with the Imam has greater reward than one who prays and goes to bed. “
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 624:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “While a man was going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it
from the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that.” Then the Prophet
said, “Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an abdominal disease, one who dies
of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah’s cause.” (The Prophet
further said, “If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first
row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they
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would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they
would race for it and they knew the reward for ‘Isha’ and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would
attend them even if they were to crawl’)
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 625:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said, “The Prophet said, ‘O Bani Salima! Don’t you think that for every step of yours (that you
take towards the mosque) there is a reward (while coming for prayer)?” Mujahid said: “Regarding
Allah’s Statement: “We record that which they have sent before (them), and their traces” (36.12).
‘Their traces’ means ‘their steps.’ ” And Anas said that the people of Bani Salima wanted to shift to a
place near the Prophet but Allah’s Apostle disliked the idea of leaving their houses uninhabited and
said, “Don’t you think that you will get the reward for your footprints.” Mujahid said, “Their foot
prints mean their foot steps and their going on foot.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the ‘Isha’ prayers and if
they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present them –
selves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl.” The Prophet added, “Certainly I decided to order
the Mu’adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then
take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their
houses.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 627:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:
Prophet said (to two persons), “Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce
Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 628:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The angels keep on asking for Allah’s Blessing and Forgiveness for anyone of
you as long as he is at his Musalla (praying place) and does not do Hadath (passes wind). The angels
say, ‘O Allah! Forgive him and be Merciful to him.’ Each one of you is in the prayer as long as he is
waiting for the prayer and nothing but the prayer detains him from going to his family.”
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