Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) once asked: O Amr bin Abasah! How do you claim that you are a quarter of Islam? He replied: In the days of ignorance, I used to think that people were involved in misguidance and were not on any path, and they all worshipped idols. I heard about a man in Makkah who was narrating many things, so I mounted my ride and presented myself before him. I saw that he was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was living in concealment because his people had overpowered him. Then I adopted a way by which I could reach you (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah. I asked you: Who are you? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: I am a Prophet. I asked: What is a Prophet? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Allah has sent me with His message. I asked: With what message has He sent you? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Allah has sent me with the message to maintain ties of kinship, to break idols, to believe in Allah alone, and not to associate anyone with Him. I asked: Who is with you in this matter? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: A free man and a slave. The narrator said: At that time, Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) were with you, who had believed in you. I said: I will also follow you. You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: You do not have the strength for this at this time. Go to your home for now, and when you hear that I have become manifest (dominant), then come to me. So I set off towards my home, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, and I was among my family, constantly seeking news from people and inquiring until some people from Madinah came to me. I asked them: What are the people like who have come to Madinah? They said: People are running towards them (accepting Islam); their own people want to kill them, but they do not have the power to do so. I came to Madinah and presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Do you recognize me? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes, you are the one who met me in Makkah." I said: Yes. Then I said: O Messenger of Allah! Inform me of what Allah has taught you, for I am ignorant of it. Also, inform me about prayer. You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Pray the morning prayer, then refrain from prayer until the sun rises and becomes high, for when the sun rises, it rises between the two horns of Satan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it. Then pray, for the angels witness and are present at the prayer of that time, until the shadow becomes equal to a spear. Then refrain from prayer, for at that time Hell is kindled. Then when the shadow comes, pray, for the angels witness and are present at the prayer of that time, until you pray the Asr prayer. Then refrain from prayer until the sun sets, for it sets between the horns of Satan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it. I then asked: Tell me something about ablution as well? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: None of you performs ablution, rinses his mouth, and cleans his nose with water except that all the sins of his mouth and nostrils fall away. Then when he washes his face as Allah has commanded him, the sins of his face fall away with the water from the edges of his beard. Then if he stands and prays, praising and glorifying Allah, and expresses His greatness as is His due, and devotes his heart solely to Allah, then that person becomes as pure from sins as the day his mother gave birth to him. Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Amr bin Abasah! Look! (Consider!) Can a person receive so much reward in one place? Amr bin Abasah replied: O Abu Umamah! I have become old, my bones have become soft, and my death apparently has come near, so what need do I have to lie about Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? If I had heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once, twice, or three times, I would never have narrated it. I have heard this hadith more than seven times.