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Sunan Abi Dawud 550 (Book 2, Hadith 160) #20841
The Importance of Praying at Five Prescribed Times

SUMMARY: This hadith emphasizes the importance of praying at the five prescribed times and encourages people to pray in their homes as well as in mosques.

Abd Allah b. Mas’ud said: Persevere in observing these five times of prayer where the announcement for them is made, because they are from the paths of right guidance. And Allah, the Might, the Majestic, has laid down for his prophet the paths of right guidance. I have seen the time when no one stayed away from prayer except a hypocrite whose hypocrite was well known. I witnessed the time when a man would be brought swaying between two men till he was set up in the row (of the prayer). Every one of us has a mosque of his in his house. If you were to pray in your houses and stay from your mosques. You would abandon the Sunnah (practice) of your prophet, and if you were Abandon the Sunnah (Practice) of your Prophet, you would become an unbeliever.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الأَزْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الأَقْمَرِ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَافِظُوا عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ حَيْثُ يُنَادَى بِهِنَّ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْهُدَى وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَرَعَ لِنَبِيِّهِ سُنَنَ الْهُدَى وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَمَا يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهَا إِلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ بَيِّنُ النِّفَاقِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُهَادَى بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى يُقَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ وَمَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَلَهُ مَسْجِدٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَلَوْ صَلَّيْتُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَتَرَكْتُمْ مَسَاجِدَكُمْ تَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَلَوْ تَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ لَكَفَرْتُمْ

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray regularly and consistently at five prescribed times throughout day ; Follow Prophet Muhammad ﷺ footsteps ; Pray both in congregation with other believers in a mosque or designated place for prayer ; Pray even when alone or unable to attend congregational prayer .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of praying at five prescribed times throughout the day, which are dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and night. It is important to pray these prayers in congregation with other believers in a mosque or a place designated for prayer. However, it is also encouraged to pray these prayers in one's own home if they cannot make it to a mosque or if there is no mosque nearby. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ has set an example for us by praying regularly and consistently at these five times throughout his life so that we can follow his footsteps and stay on the path of right guidance. Furthermore, this hadith warns against abandoning this practice as it could lead one astray from Allah's path and make them an unbeliever.

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