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degrees greater in merit than his prayer offered in his market-place
or in his home. Therefore, when one of them makes a fine ablution
and comes to the mosque with no desire except for the prayer, and
nothing motivated him except the prayer, his degree is raised for
every step he took and a sin is removed up until he enters the
mosque. When he enters the mosque, he is considered to be in a
state of prayer as long as the prayer keeps him until its time; and the
angels continue to pray for him as long as he remains in his place of
prayer, and they supplicate saying: 'O Allah have mercy on him, O
Allah, forgive him, O Allah accept his repentance,' for as long as he
does no harm there, and so long as he does not loose his state of
purity."
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah related: The Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
THE VIRTUE OF WAITING FOR THE PRAYER
or in his home. Therefore, when one of them makes a fine ablution
and comes to the mosque with no desire except for the prayer, and
nothing motivated him except the prayer, his degree is raised for
every step he took and a sin is removed up until he enters the
mosque. When he enters the mosque, he is considered to be in a
state of prayer as long as the prayer keeps him until its time; and the
angels continue to pray for him as long as he remains in his place of
prayer, and they supplicate saying: 'O Allah have mercy on him, O
Allah, forgive him, O Allah accept his repentance,' for as long as he
does no harm there, and so long as he does not loose his state of
purity."
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah related: The Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
THE VIRTUE OF WAITING FOR THE PRAYER