It wasnarrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Ka’b bin Malik that his fathersaid that when Allah accepted his repentance, he fell down prostrate.

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Do youthinkthat if there was a river in the courtyard of anyone of you, andhebathed in it five times each day, would there be any dirt left onhim?’ They said: ‘(There would be) nothing.’ He said: ‘Prayertakesaway sins like water takes away dirt.’”

“And perform theprayer, at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night.Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder forthe mindful.” [11:114] He said: “O Messenger of Allah, is thisonlyfor me?” He said: “It is for everyone who acts upon it.”

“Your Prophet (ﷺ) wasenjoinedto do fifty prayers but he returned to your Lord to make(i.e.,reduce) them to five prayers.”

“One prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousandprayers anywhere else, except The Sacred Mosque (Al-MasjidAl-Haram).”(Another chain) from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.

“Oneprayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayerselsewhere,except the Sacred Mosque, and one prayer in the SacredMosque isbetter than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere.”

“No one should prepare a mount (travel) to visit any mosqueexceptthree: the Sacred Mosque, this mosque of mine, and AqsaMosque.”

“One prayer in the Quba’Mosqueis like ‘Umrah.”

“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray facing the trunk of a date-palmtree when the mosque was still a hut, and he used to deliver thesermon leaning on that trunk. A man from among his Companions said:‘Would you like us to make you something upon which you can standonFridays so that the people will be able to see you and hear yoursermon?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ So he made three steps for him, as apulpit.When they put the pulpit in place, they put it in the placewhere itstands now. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted tostand on thepulpit, he passed by the tree trunk from which he usedto deliver thesermon, and when he went beyond the trunk, it moanedand split andcracked. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came down when heheard thevoice of the trunk, and rubbed it with his hand until itfell silent.Then he went back to the pulpit and when he prayed, heprayed facingit. When the mosque was knocked down (for renovation)and (thepillars, etc.) were changed, Ubayy bin Ka’b took thattrunk and keptit in his house until it became very old and thetermites consumed itand it became grains of dust.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto pray until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said:‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasasked: ‘Which prayer is best?’ He said: ‘That with the longerQunut.’”

“Isaid:‘O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that I can adhere toandact upon.’ He said: “You should prostrate, for you will notprostrate to Allah but He will raise you in status one degree therebyand erase from you one sin.”

“I met Thawban and said tohim:‘Tell me a Hadith that Allah may benefit me thereby.’ But heremained silent. Then I said the same and he remained silent. Thathappened three times. Then he said to me: ‘You should prostrate toAllah; for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “No oneprostrates to Allah but Allah will raise him one degree in statusthereby and will erase one of his sins.” Ma’dan said: “Then Imet AbuDarda’ and asked him the same question, and he gave asimilar answer.”

“No one prostrates to Allah but Allah will recordoneHasanah (good reward) for him, and will erase thereby one baddeed andraise him in status one degree. So prostrate a great deal.”

“Abu Hurairah said tome:‘When you go to your country, tell them that I heard the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: “The first thing for which the Muslim will bebrought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be the prescribedprayers. If they are complete, all well and good, otherwise it willbesaid: ‘Look and see whether he has any voluntary prayers.’ Ifhe hasany voluntary prayers, his prescribed prayers will becompleted fromhis voluntary prayers. Then the same will be done withregard to allhis obligatory deeds.”

“Why do you not pray over there?”And I pointed to some corner of the mosque. He said: “I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) seeking out this place.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever regularly prays two Rak’ah of Duha, his sins willbeforgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.’”

“Pray to Allah to heal me.” He said: “Ifyouwish to store your reward for the Hereafter, that is better, orif youwish, I will supplicate for you.” He said: “Supplicate.”So he toldhim to perform ablution and do it well, and to pray twoRak’ah, and tosay this supplication: “Allahumma inni as’alukawa atawajjahu ilaikabimuhammadin nabiyyir-rahmah. Ya Muhammadu inniqad tawajjahtu bikaila rabbi fi hajati hadhihi lituqda. Allahummafashaffi’hu fiya (OAllah, I ask of You and I turn my face towardsYou by virtue of theintercession of Muhammad the Prophet of mercy. OMuhammad, I haveturned to my Lord by virtue of your intercessionconcerning this needof mine so that it may be met. O Allah, accepthis intercessionconcerning me)”.

“I missed the Prophet (ﷺ) onenight, so I went out looking for him. I found him at Al-Baqi’,raisinghis head towards the sky. He said: ‘O ‘Aishah, were youafraid thatAllah and His Messenger would wrong you?’” She said:“I said: ‘No, itis not that, but I thought that you had gone toone of your otherwives.’ He said: ‘Allah descends on the nightof the middle of Sha’banto the lowest heaven, and He forgives morethan the numbers of hairson the sheep of Banu Kalb.’”

“Allah looks down on the night of the middle of Sha’banandforgives all His creation, apart from the idolater and theMushahin.”Another chain from Abu Musa, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.