This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Abu Hamza Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi's book Sahih Fazail-e-Amaal.
Allah Almighty says:
﴿فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا اطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ ۚ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا﴾
”Then when you have finished the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying down on your sides, and when you are free from your state of prayer, perform the prayer (again), indeed the prayer has been decreed upon the believers at fixed times.“
Reference: (4-An-Nisa:103)
عن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ألا أدلكم على ما يمحو الله به الخطايا ويرفع به الدرجات؟ قالوا: بلى يا رسول الله. قال: إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره، وكثرة الخطا إلى المساجد، وانتظار الصلاة بعد الصلاة، فذلكم الرباط، فذلكم الرباط.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ”Shall I not tell you about a deed through which Allah erases sins and raises ranks?“ The Companions said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah! He said: ”Performing perfect ablution despite hardship and discomfort, walking frequently to the mosques, and waiting for the next prayer after finishing one, this is the bond (Ribat), this is the bond.“
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification, Chapter on the Virtue of Perfecting Ablution Despite Hardship, Hadith No: 251.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said:
صلينا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المغرب، فرجع من رجع، وعقب من عقب، فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مسرعا، قد حفزه النفس، وقد حسر عن ركبتيه، فقال: أبشروا، هذا ربكم قد فتح بابا من أبواب السماء يباهي بكم الملائكة، يقول: أنظروا إلى عبادي قد قضوا فريضة، وهم ينتظرون أخرى.
Once after the Maghrib prayer, some people returned, and some were waiting for the Isha prayer. The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) came walking so fast that his breath was heavy. Even the cloth on his knees had slipped. He said: ”O people! Rejoice, your Lord has opened a door in the sky and said before the angels: Look, these are My servants who have prayed one prayer and are waiting for the next prayer.“
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Mosques, Chapter on Staying in Mosques and Waiting for Prayer, Hadith No: 801 - Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah, No: 661.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
سبعة يظلهم الله فى ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله: الإمام العادل، وشاب نشأ بعبادة الله، ورجل قلبه معلق فى المسجد، ورجلان تحابا فى الله اجتمعا عليه وتفرقا عليه.
”There are seven types of people whom Allah will shade on the Day of Resurrection under His shade when there will be no other shade except His: 1) A just ruler, 2) A youth who spends his youth in the worship of Allah, and 3) A person whose heart is attached to the mosque, who leaves the prayer and is eager to return to it... etc.“
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Zakat, Chapter on Charity with the Right Hand, Hadith No: 1423 - Sahih Muslim, Book of Zakat, Chapter on the Virtue of Concealing Charity, Hadith No: 1031
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
الملائكة تصلي على أحدكم ما دام فى مصلاه ما لم يحدث: اللهم اغفر له، اللهم ارحمه. لا يزال أحدكم فى صلاة ما كانت الصلاة تحبسه، لا يمنعه أن ينقلب إلى أهله إلا الصلاة.
The angels pray for the one among you who remains seated on his prayer mat after the prayer, saying: O Allah! Forgive him. O Allah! Have mercy on him. The person who stays only because of the prayer and no other reason prevents him from going home, then all that time will be counted as prayer for him.
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Adhan, Chapter on Sitting in the Mosque Waiting for Prayer and the Virtue of Mosques, Hadith No: 659.
