Hazrat ‘Abad bin Maisarah al-Manqari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, and Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, were both sitting when Hazrat Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Hazrat Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, has stated: Whoever leaves the ‘Asr prayer until he misses it without a valid excuse, indeed his deeds have been wasted. The narrator says: Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, stated: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever leaves a fard (obligatory) prayer without any excuse until he misses it, indeed his deeds have been wasted.