It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We performed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who were to sit remained seated and those who were to leave went back. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and it was as if he was about to lift his garment from his knees, and he said: O assembly of Muslims! Rejoice, this is your Lord, He has opened one of the gates of the heavens and, boasting to the angels because of you, said: These are My servants, they have performed one obligatory act and are waiting for another obligatory act.

. (Second chain) There is a similar narration, except that in it: Before the people hurriedly gathered for the ‘Isha prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, while he was out of breath and had raised his finger in this manner. Then he tied a knot of twenty-nine to clarify the situation, and he pointed towards the sky with his index finger and said: Rejoice, ... mentioned the matter as in the previous hadith ... Allah Almighty says: O My angels! Look at My servants, they have performed one obligation and are waiting for another.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of one who waits for the next prayer after performing a prayer is like that of a horseman whose horse carries him swiftly towards his enemy in the path of Allah. As long as this person waiting does not lose his ablution, the angels continue to pray for mercy upon him, while that person is in the state of the greatest ribat (spiritual vigilance).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not guide you to such deeds by which Allah elevates ranks and erases sins? (Those deeds are:) Completing ablution thoroughly even in disliked conditions, taking many steps towards the mosques, and waiting for the next prayer after performing one prayer.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For every step that a servant takes towards prayer, one good deed is written for him and one sin is forgiven.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any one of you leaves his house towards the mosque, for every step he takes, a good deed is written, and for the next step, a sin is erased.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person among you remains in prayer as long as he waits for the next prayer, and as long as a person (after performing the prayer) remains at his prayer place, the angels keep supplicating for mercy for him, saying: O Allah! Forgive him and have mercy on him, as long as he does not lose his ablution. A man from Hadhramaut said: Abu Hurairah! What is meant by ḥadath (i.e., losing ablution)? He replied: Indeed, Allah does not shy away from the truth; it means passing wind or breaking wind.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of Prophetic hadith.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among you leaves his house in a state of ablution and performs prayer with the Muslims, then sits in the same place of prayer waiting for the next prayer, the angels pray for him in this way: O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! Have mercy on him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, after performing one prayer, waits for the next prayer in the same gathering, he is considered to be in prayer.