Those who disliked it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come to the prayer, do not come running; rather, come with tranquillity and dignity. Whatever of the prayer you catch, pray it, and whatever you have missed, make it up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come to the prayer, come with tranquillity and dignity. Whatever of the prayer you catch, pray it, and whatever you have missed, complete it."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the iqamah for the prayer is called, walk to it at your normal pace. Whatever of the prayer you catch, pray it, and whatever you have missed, make it up.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When the iqamah for the prayer is called, walk with tranquillity and dignity; pray what you catch of the prayer and make up what you have missed."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Walk to the prayer, keep your steps close together, and remember Allah."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We used to take short steps when coming to the prayer."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I was going to the mosque with Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), and I began to walk quickly, so he stopped me."

Sufyan bin Ziyad said: "I was hurrying on my way to the mosque when Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) caught up with me and said: 'Walk at a moderate pace, for you are in a state of prayer at this time. Whenever you take a step, Allah Almighty raises you a degree because of it and forgives one of your sins.'"

Nuhayyah said: "I heard the iqamah and began to walk quickly. I passed by Ali bin Husayn while I was hurrying, and he pulled my garment and said: 'Walk at your normal pace to the prayer.'"

Uthman bin al-Aswad said: "A companion of mine and I visited Mujahid (during his illness), and the time of prayer came. He said: 'Go and pray, and walk at your normal pace; whatever of the prayer you catch with the imam, pray it, and whatever you miss, make it up.'"

Muhammad bin Zayd bin Khulaydah said: "I was walking with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) to the prayer. He was walking so slowly that, in my opinion, if an ant had walked with him, it would have got ahead of him."

Thabit said: "Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) took my hand and began walking slowly to the prayer. Then he said: 'Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) used to do the same, so that his steps would be more numerous.'"