1057 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated, “Angels take turns among you—angels of the night and angels of the day—and they all gather at the dawn (subḥ) and afternoon (ʿaṣr) prayers. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and Allah—though He knows them best—asks, ‘How did you leave My servants?’ They reply, ‘We left them while they were praying, and we came to them while they were praying.’” Agreed upon.

1058 – Jarīr ibn ʿAbd Allah al-Bajalī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Prophet ﷺ when he gazed at the full moon and said, “You will certainly see your Lord just as you see this moon; you will have no difficulty (1) in seeing Him. So if you are able not to miss a prayer before the sun rises and before it sets, then do so.” Agreed upon.

In another wording: “He looked at the moon on the fourteenth night.”

1059 – Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “Whoever abandons the afternoon prayer, all his deeds are nullified (2).” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

189 – Chapter: The Merit of Walking to the Mosques

1060 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him a lodging (3) in Paradise every time he goes in the morning or in the evening.” Agreed upon.

1061 – And he likewise reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever purifies himself in his home and then proceeds to one of the houses of Allah to perform an obligatory prayer, each of his steps erases a sin, and the next raises him one degree.” Reported by Muslim.