Hazrat Saib bin Khabbab says that I used to offer prayers only in the mosque. Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit said to me that except for the obligatory prayers, offering the rest of the prayers at home is better than offering them in the mosque. A person's prayer at home is light.

Hazrat Asim bin Amr narrates that some people from Iraq came to Hazrat Umar. They asked about performing prayer at home, so Hazrat Umar said that since I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, no one has asked me about it since then. He (the Prophet) said that a man's praying at home is a light for him. (Hazrat Umar says) Illuminate your homes.