Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The men used to pray with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and they would tie their lower garments around their necks like children. Therefore, the women were instructed not to raise their heads (from prostration) until the men sat up straight.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when women finished the obligatory prayers and said salam, they would stand up (to leave), but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the men who prayed with him would remain seated for as long as Allah willed. Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, all of them would stand up as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: Those who are farthest from the mosque, then those who are farther than them, are the most virtuous in reward and merit.

Abu Zubair says: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) if he had heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say anything about a person who walks more steps towards the mosque. He said: We ourselves wanted to move our houses in Madinah closer to the mosque, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us and said: Do not leave the outskirts of Madinah empty; surely, for every step you take, there is a rank of virtue for you, more than those who live near the mosque.

(Second Chain) Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Some space around the mosque became vacant, so the Banu Salamah intended to move closer to the mosque. When this news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked them: I have heard that you want to move closer to the mosque? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! We intend to do so. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Banu Salamah! Remain in your homes, your footsteps are recorded, remain in your homes, your footsteps are recorded.

A similar hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, in which the words are as follows: When this matter reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he disliked the outskirts of Madinah becoming deserted, he said to them: O Banu Salamah! Do you not hope for reward from Allah Almighty for the traces of your (footsteps) towards the mosque? They said: O Messenger of Allah! Why not. Then they remained in the same place.

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says: There was a man in Madinah who, to my knowledge, lived the farthest from the mosque, but he would attend all the prayers with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Someone said to him: If you buy a donkey and ride it during intense heat and darkness, you could come more easily. But he said: I am not pleased even if my house were right next to the mosque. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of all this, he asked him: You said that you would not be pleased even if your house were next to the mosque—what did you mean by that? He said: My intention is that when I come to the mosque, my coming, and when I return to my house, my returning, both be recorded. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah the Exalted has granted you all of that. He said: The reward you were hoping for, Allah the Exalted has granted it all to you.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the prayer is established, do not come running, but come in a state of calmness and dignity, and whatever part of the prayer you catch (with the Imam), perform it, and whatever you miss, complete it afterwards. In one narration, instead of ((فَأَتِمُّوا)), the words ((فَاقْضُوا)) are used (both have the same meaning).

(Second chain) A similar hadith is narrated, except that the final words are as follows: Whatever you catch up with, recite it, and whatever has preceded you, complete it afterwards.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: We were praying with the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he heard the sound of some people moving. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, finished the prayer, he called them and asked: What happened to you? They said: O Messenger of Allah! We hurried towards the prayer. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do not do like this. When you come to the prayer, adopt calmness and dignity. Whatever part (of the congregational prayer) you catch, pray it, and whatever you miss, complete it (afterwards).