Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not guide you to that by which Allah Almighty erases faults and wipes out sins? The people said: Yes indeed, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Performing ablution thoroughly at times when it is hard on oneself, going to the mosques with many steps, and waiting for one prayer after another; this is ribat (that is, preparedness or guarding the frontier)."
Imam al-Bazzar recorded it. Another narration similar to it is also reported from this Companion, except that in place of the words "this is ribat" he recorded these words: "This is the ribat (that is, the preparation) of Paradise." The chain of the first narration contains a narrator, Shurahbil bin Sa'd, who is da'if (weak) according to the majority. Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat and recorded this hadith from him in his Sahih. The chain of the second narration contains a narrator, Yusuf bin Maymun al-Sabbagh, whom a group declared weak; Ibn Hibban and Abu Ahmad bin Adi called him thiqah (trustworthy), and Imam al-Bazzar says: He is salih al-hadith (acceptable in hadith).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2129