Mukhtasar Muslim (Abridged) 208 — Observing Fajr and Asr prayers

'Abu Bakr bin 'Ammarah bin Ruwaybah narrates from his father Sayyiduna 'Ammarah (may Allah be pleased with him),' he said that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: That person will never enter Hell who performed the prayer before sunrise and before sunset, that is, Fajr and 'Asr prayers. A man from among the people of Basrah said: Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes. He said: I also bear witness that I too heard this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). My ears heard it and my heart remembered it. (It is obvious that whoever performs these difficult prayers will surely perform the rest of the prayers as well.)