This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili's Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnoaat.
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
ألا أدلكم على ما يمحو الله به الخطايا ويرفع به الدرجات؟
"Shall I not tell you of a deed through which Allah forgives sins and raises ranks?" The noble companions رضي الله عنهم said: Why not? O Messenger of Allah! Please tell us. He صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره، وكثرة الخطا إلى المساجد، وانتظار الصلاة بعد الصلاة، فذلكم الرباط، فذلكم الرباط
"Performing ablution well despite dislike, walking more steps towards the mosques, and waiting for the next prayer after the prayer, this is ribat, this is ribat."
Reference: Muslim, Book of Purification, 251. Tirmidhi, Book of Purification, 51.
"Ribat" means it carries the reward of Jihad. Originally, ribat means to be prepared for Jihad and to tie the horse. Some have said: ribat is what something is tied to. The meaning of the hadith is that these qualities bind a person from going towards sin and prevent him from sinning. Lughat al-Hadith
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
من تطهر فى بيته ثم مضى إلى بيت من بيوت الله ليقضي فريضة من فرائض الله، كانت خطوتاه إحداهما تحط خطيئة والأخرى ترفع درجة
"Whoever performs ablution at home and then goes to one of Allah's houses (mosques) to perform an obligatory act of Allah, one step of his will erase one sin and the other step will raise him one degree."
Reference: Muslim, Kitab al-Taharah, 666/282.
② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
بشر المشائين فى الظلم إلى المساجد بالنور التام يوم القيامة
"Give glad tidings to those who walk to the mosques in darkness with complete light on the Day of Resurrection."
Reference: Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Salat, 561. Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Salat, 223. The narration is authentic.
③ It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
من غدا إلى المسجد أو راح، أعد الله له فى الجنة نزلا كلما غدا أو راح
"Whoever goes repeatedly to the mosque in the morning or evening, Allah will prepare for him hospitality in Paradise equal to the number of times he went in the morning and evening."
Reference: Bukhari, Kitab al-Adhan, 662. Muslim, Kitab al-Salat, 669. Musnad Ahmad, also Musnad al-Mukashirin, 509/2.
