Abu al-Ahwas (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever would like to meet Allah tomorrow in the state of being a Muslim, let him guard these prayers, whenever the call (adhan) is given for them. For Allah has laid down for your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the ways of guidance, and these are among the ways of guidance. If you were to start praying them in your homes, like these who stay behind from the prayer, you would abandon the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And if you abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), you would go astray. Whoever performs ablution well and then comes to one of these mosques, Allah records a good deed for him for every step, raises him a degree and erases one wrong. None stayed behind from these prayers except a hypocrite whose hypocrisy was evident, while a believing man would be brought, supported between two men, and made to stand in the row.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4952