Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which deed is most beloved to Allah the Exalted?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To perform the prayers at their prescribed times." I asked, "Then which one?" He said: "Then to show kindness to parents." I asked, "Then which one?" He said: "Then striving (jihad) in the way of Allah." (Sayyiduna Abdullah narrates) If I had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) further, he would have given me more answers.

Abu Amr Shaibani narrates: The owner of this house has narrated a hadith to us. He indicated towards the house of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) while saying this. (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, says) He asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): Which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To perform the prayer at its appointed time. He asked: Then which one? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To treat parents with kindness. He asked: Then which one? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Striving in the way of Allah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) only informed me about these things; if I had asked for more, he would have given more answers. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Abu Amr Shaibani is among the Mukhadramin; when a person has spent sixty years in the time of disbelief and sixty years in the time of Islam, he is called a Mukhadram.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "Which deed is the most virtuous?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To perform the prayer at its prescribed time."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which deed is the most virtuous?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To perform the prayer at its earliest time." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In narrating these words, 'to perform the prayer at its earliest time,' Uthman bin Umar is unique among the narrators.

Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the severity of the heat, but he did not accept our complaint. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu Ma'mar is Abdullah bin Sukhbara.

Amr bin Maymoon Al-Awdi narrates: Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us in Yemen. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had sent him to us. I heard his takbeer with the Fajr prayer. He was a person with a soft voice, and love for him settled in my heart. I parted from him only when I buried him in Syria. Then, after him, I looked for the greatest scholar among the people, so I presented myself to the service of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). I remained with him until he also passed away. He said to me: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What will be your condition when such rulers are imposed over you who will perform the prayer outside of its prescribed times?" I said: O Messenger of Allah! If I find them, what do you instruct me to do regarding this? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Perform the prayer at its prescribed time, and make your prayer with them a supererogatory (nafl) prayer." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), "Make your prayer with them a nafl prayer," is the greatest evidence that the prayer of a person performing a nafl prayer behind someone performing a fard prayer is permissible. This is contrary to the view of the one who has ruled otherwise. In this, there is also evidence that nafl prayer can be performed in congregation.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What will be your condition when you remain among people who delay the prayers from their prescribed times?" Sayyiduna Abu Dharr asked: "Then what should I do?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should perform the prayer at its prescribed time, and if you find those people and they have not yet performed the prayer, then perform the prayer with them as well. Do not say, 'I have already performed the prayer, so I will not pray now.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever catches one rak'ah of the prayer (within its specified time) has caught the prayer."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever catches one rak'ah of the morning prayer before the sun rises, his prayer has not been missed. Whoever catches one rak'ah of the Asr prayer before the sun sets, his prayer has not been missed."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever catches one rak'ah of the prayer has caught the complete prayer."