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1067 – Abu Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When you see a man habitually frequenting the mosques, testify that he has faith. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: ‘Only those who believe in Allah and the Last Day shall maintain the mosques of Allah’ (1).” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who said: This is a ḥasan (good) ḥadīth (2).

190 – Chapter: The Virtue of Waiting for the Prayer

1068 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A person remains in a state of prayer so long as the prayer itself keeps him waiting; nothing prevents him from returning to his family except the prayer.” Agreed upon.

1069 – He also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The angels continue to pray for one of you as long as he stays in the place where he performed his prayer, provided he does not break his state of purity. They say: ‘O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him.’ ” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

1070 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once delayed the ʿIshāʾ prayer until the middle of the night (2). After he had prayed, he turned toward us and said, “People have prayed and gone to sleep, but you have remained in prayer from the time you began waiting for it.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

191 – Chapter: The Virtue of Congregational Prayer

1071 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Prayer…"

(1) Qur'an, Surah al-Tawbah, 9:18: “…and establishes prayer, gives zakat, and fears none but Allah; such people are expected to be among the rightly guided.” (2) This is what he said, yet its isnad (chain of transmission) is weak, as I explained in my notes on Mishkat (no. 723). Its meaning, however, is sound. – N. (3) That is, half of it.

١٠٦٧ - وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ يَعْتَادُ الْمَسَاجِدَ فَاشْهَدُوا لَهُ بِالْإِيمَانِ ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : ﴿ إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ﴾ (١) الآية » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن (٢) . ١٩٠ - باب فضل انتظار الصلاة ١٠٦٨ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ ، لَا يَمْنَعُهُ أَنْ يَنْقَلِبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةُ » متفق عليه . ١٠٦٩ - وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « الْمَلَائِكَةُ تُصَلِّي عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ ، مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ ، تَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ » رواه البخاري . ١٠٧٠ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ (٢) ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ بَعْدَمَا صَلَّى فَقَالَ : « صَلَّى النَّاسُ وَرَقَدُوا وَلَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مُنْذُ انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا » رواه البخاري . ١٩١ - باب فضل صلاة الجماعة ١٠٧١ - عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « صَلَاةُ

(١) سورة التوبة: الآية ١٨ وتمامها: ﴿وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَعَسَى أُولَئِكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ﴾. (٢) كذا قال، وإسناده ضعيف، كما بينته على « المشكاة » (٧٢٣) . ومعناه صحيح - ن - . (٣) أي : نصفه .