Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When the prayer has been established, then come to it calmly, walking with tranquility. Whatever part of the prayer you catch, perform it, and whatever has passed, complete it (afterwards)."

Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrates from his father: Once we were offering prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). During the prayer, he heard the sound of some people hurrying. When he completed the prayer, he called them and asked: What happened to you? They replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! We were hurrying to join the prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Do not be hasty. When you come to the prayer, come calmly. Whatever part of the prayer you catch, perform it, and whatever you have missed, complete it (afterwards).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the iqamah is called for prayer, do not come running towards it, rather come walking with calmness. Whatever part of the prayer you catch, perform it, and whatever you have missed, complete it (afterwards). For when a person goes towards the prayer, he is considered to be in the state of prayer." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Allah Almighty says: "When the call to prayer is made on the day of Jumu'ah, hasten towards the remembrance of Allah." Whereas the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has said: Do not come running towards it. So the hastening which Allah has commanded refers to a person going towards the prayer in a state of calmness, and the hastening which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden refers to walking quickly. The reason for this is that for every step a person takes, good deeds are recorded for him. As I have mentioned earlier, that is, in the explanation of such types of hadith, I have mentioned this point: that when the Arabs use a single word for two different things in their language, then one of them can be commanded and the other can be forbidden. Ishaq Abu Abdullah, who is the servant of Zahida, belongs to the Tabi'in; this has been stated by Imam Abu Hatim.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When you perform ablution and enter the mosque, do not intertwine your fingers with each other."

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Ka'b bin Ujrah! When you perform ablution, do it well, and then go towards the mosque, and (during this time) do not interlace your fingers with each other, because you will be counted as being in the state of prayer."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I came riding on a donkey. At that time, I was near the age of puberty. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was leading the people in prayer at Mina. I passed in front of part of a row, then I dismounted and let the donkey graze, and I joined the row myself. No one objected to my (action).

Yazid bin Abu Ubaid narrates: He used to go with Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) to perform the Duha prayer, so Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) would specifically go towards a particular pillar and pray near it. I said to him: Do not pray here. I pointed towards other corners of the mosque and said: (that you may pray there). So he replied: I have seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he used to especially pray at this place.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people were to know what reward and merit there is in giving the call to prayer (adhan) and in performing prayer in the first row, and then they could only attain it by drawing lots, they would surely draw lots for it. And if they were to know the reward for going early to the prayer, they would race each other to it. And if they were to know the virtue of the ‘Isha and Fajr prayers (offered in congregation), they would surely attend them even if they had to crawl."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the mosque. He said: Why do you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord? The people asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! How do the angels form rows before their Lord? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They complete the first row first and then do not leave any gaps in the rows.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Complete the first row, and if there is any deficiency, it should be in the last row."