Hadith 5878

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) باب فِي فَضْلِ الْقُعُودِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ

(169) Chapter: The Virtue Of Sitting In The Masjid
80
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا كَانَتِ الصَّلاَةُ تَحْبِسُهُ لاَ يَمْنَعُهُ أَنْ يَنْقَلِبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ " .

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying; one is considered to be at prayer so long as one is detained by prayer:
Nothing prevents one from going home to one's family except prayer.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 470

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 80

English translation: Book 2, Hadith 470