It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if his family and wealth and possessions have all been taken away from him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever misses the Asr prayer until the sun sets, it is as if all his family and wealth have been taken away from him.

Hazrat Nofal bin Muawiyah narrates that I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Among the prayers, there is one prayer that whoever misses it, it is as if all his family, wealth, and property have been taken away from him. Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that it is the Asr prayer.

Hazrat Abad bin Maisarah says that once Hazrat Abu Qilabah and Hasan were sitting together. Hazrat Abu Qilabah said that Hazrat Abu Darda used to say that whoever neglects the Asr prayer without a valid excuse, his deeds are wasted. And he said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said that whoever abandons any obligatory prayer without a valid excuse, his deeds are wasted.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far says that whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if his family and wealth have been taken away from him.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that due to the greatness of Hazrat Sulaiman bin Dawood, no one could speak to him. Once, he missed his Asr prayer, so no one had the strength to speak to him.

Hazrat Aws bin Zam‘ah narrates that I have been informed that the person who misses the ‘Asr prayer is like one whose family and wealth have all been taken away from him.

Hazrat Buraidah Aslami narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever misses the Asr prayer, his deeds are lost.

It is narrated similarly through another chain.

Hazrat Abu Mas’ud Ansari narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The one who is the most proficient reciter of the Book of Allah should lead the prayer. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who has the most knowledge of the Sunnah should lead. If they are equal in knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who emigrated earlier should lead. If they are equal in emigration, then the one who accepted Islam earlier should lead. No man should lead another in his domain, and no man should sit on another’s cushion in his room without his permission.