Abu Hurairah (RA) reported the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who finds a rak'ah of the prayer, he in fact finds the prayer.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who finds one rak'ah of the prayer with the Imam, he in fact finds the prayer.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Malik and there is no mention of "along with the Imam" and In the hadith transmitted by 'Abdullah the words are: "he in fact finds the entire prayer".

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He who finds one rak'ah at dawn before the rising of the sun, he in fact finds the dawn prayer. and he who finds one rak'ah of the afternoon prayer before sunset, he in fact finds the afternoon prayer.

This hadith is narrated by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters.

A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He who finds a prostration before sunset or at dawn (prayer) before the rising (of the sun) he in fact finds that (prayer), and prostration implies a rak'ah.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He who finds (gets) a rak'ah of the afternoon (prayer) before the setting of the sun, he in fact gets (the full prayer), and he who gets a rak'ah of the morning (prayer) before the rising of the sun he in fact gets (the full prayer).

This hadith has been reported by Ma'mar with another chain of transmitters.

Ibn Shibab reported: 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz deferred the afternoon prayer somewhat and 'Urwa said to him: Gabriel (ؑ) came down and he led the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in prayer. 'Umar said to him: O 'Urwa, are you aware of what you are saying? Upon this he ('Urwa) said: I heard Bashir bin Abu Mas'ud say that he heard Abu Mas'ud say that he heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say: Gabriel (ؑ) came down and acted as my Imam, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, reckoning with his fingers five times of prayer.

Ibn Shibab reported: Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz one day deferred the prayer. 'Urwa bin Zubair came to him and informed him that one day as Mughira bin Shu'bah was in Kufa (as its governor), he deferred the prayer, Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari came to him and said: What is this, O Mughira? Did you know that it was Gabriel (ؑ) who came and said prayer and (then) the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said the prayer (along with him), then (Gabriel (ؑ)) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) also prayed, then (Gabriel (ؑ)) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) also prayed, then (Gabriel (ؑ)) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prayed (along with him). then Gabriel (ؑ) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) also prayed (along with him) and then said: This is how I have been ordered to do. 'Umar (b. 'Abdul 'Aziz) said. O 'Urwa be mindful of what you are saying that Gabriel (ؑ) (peace be upon him) taught the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) the times of prayer. Upon this 'Urwa said: This is how Bashir bin Abu Mas'ud narrated on the authority of his father and (also said): 'A'isha?, the wife of the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) . narrated it to me that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to say the afternoon prayer, when the light of the sun was there in her apartment before it went out (of it).