Sunan an-Nasa'i 1398

Mahmud ibn Khalid informed us; he said: ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid narrated to me; he said: I heard Yahya ibn al-Harith relate from Abu al-Ash‘ath al-San‘ani, from Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: “Whoever washes and bathes, arrives early, sets out early, comes close to the imam, listens attentively, and then does not engage in idle talk will have, for every step, a reward like that of a year’s fasting and night prayer.”