PRAYERS ARE PART OF GUIDANCE H 1085 "Those who would love to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim should take care of the prayers when he is called to them. Allah has expounded to your Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, the ways of guidance and prayers are a part of them. If you were to say your prayers at home, as this laggard does, you depart from the way of your Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and if you depart from it you will go astray. I have known a time when only a hypocrite would stay away from them. Some of us were brought to the Mosque supported between two men till they reached their place in the row. The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, taught us the ways of guidance and part of guidance is prayer offered in the mosque from which the call to prayer is made." R 1085 Muslim with a chain up to ibn Mas'ud who said this.
1069 - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : مَنْ سَرَّهُ أنْ يَلْقَى اللهَ تَعَالَى غداً مُسْلِماً ، فَلْيُحَافِظْ عَلَى هؤُلاَءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ حَيْثُ يُنَادَى بِهِنَّ ، فَإنَّ اللهَ شَرَعَ لِنَبِيِّكم صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم سُنَنَ الهُدَى ، وَإنَّهُنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الهُدَى ، وَلَوْ أنَّكُمْ صَلَّيْتُمْ في بُيُوتِكم كَمَا يُصَلِّي هذا المُتَخَلِّفُ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَتَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ ، وَلَوْ تَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّة نَبِيِّكُم لَضَلَلْتُمْ ، وَلَقَدْ رَأيْتُنَا وَمَا يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهَا إلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ مَعْلُومُ النِّفَاقِ ، وَلَقَدْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُؤتَى بهِ ، يُهَادَى بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى يُقَامَ في الصَّفِّ . رَوَاهُ مُسلِم . وفي رواية لَهُ قَالَ : إنّ رَسُول اللهِ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عَلَّمَنَا سُنَنَ الهُدَى ؛ وإنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الهُدَى الصَّلاَةَ في المَسْجِدِ الَّذِي يُؤَذَّنُ فِيهِ .