Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prepared an army one night, until half the night had passed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: Indeed, other people have prayed and gone to sleep, and you are waiting for this ‘Isha prayer. Beware! Surely, from the time you have been waiting for this prayer, you have been in prayer itself.

Humaid says: It was asked from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore a ring. He said: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once delayed the ‘Isha prayer until midnight. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the prayer, he turned towards us, the Companions, and said: (The people of the other mosques) have performed this prayer and gone to sleep, but as long as you remained waiting for this prayer, you were in prayer. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is as if I am still looking at the shine of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) ring.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a servant performs ablution and comes towards the mosque and waits for the prayer, then both the recording angels, or one of them, write ten good deeds for every step he takes towards the mosque. And the person who sits and waits is like one who is standing in prayer, and that person is counted among the worshippers from the time he leaves his house until he returns home.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, being in a state of ablution, walks towards the obligatory prayer, for him is the reward of a pilgrim who has donned the ihram; and whoever goes to offer the Duha (forenoon) prayer, for him is the reward of one performing ‘Umrah. And one prayer after another, as long as there is no vain act between them, is a deed that is written in ‘Illiyyin. Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Going to these mosques in the morning and evening is among the acts of jihad in the way of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Whoever, while going out towards prayer, says these words: O Allah! I ask You by the right of those who ask of You, and by the right of my walking, that I have not come out in pride, arrogance, show, or seeking fame, but I have come out to save myself from Your anger and to seek Your pleasure. I ask You to save me from the Fire and forgive my sins, for surely none forgives sins except You. Then Allah Almighty appoints seventy thousand angels to seek forgiveness for that person, and Allah Himself turns towards that person with His Face until he finishes his prayer.