It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Whenever I used to go at the beginning of the prayer, I would find the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing the prayer. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prayer and then said: Do you have pain in your stomach? I said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then stand up and perform the prayer, for there is healing in the prayer.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "So-and-so prays at night, but when morning comes, he starts stealing." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon this act of prayer will prevent him from doing that."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who pray in the Arabian Peninsula, but he will continue to incite them to fight and cause discord among themselves.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The key to Paradise is prayer, and the key to prayer is ablution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever realizes that prayer is a right and an obligation will enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Women and perfume have been made beloved to me from this world, and the coolness of my eyes has been placed in prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jibreel (peace be upon him) said to me: Indeed, prayer has been made beloved to you, so perform as much of it as you wish.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Qawqal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! If I consider the lawful as lawful, the unlawful as unlawful, and continue to perform the obligatory prayers and do nothing more than this, will I enter Paradise? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah says: I went with my father to my Ansari in-laws, and the time for prayer arrived. My father said: O girl! Bring water for ablution so that I may perform prayer and find comfort. But when he saw that we were denying these words of comfort, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Bilal! Get up and bring me comfort with the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that when any matter would cause the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distress, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform prayer.