2/24. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 470 — Reward of Waiting for Prayer
The Virtue Of Sitting In The Masjid
Hadith About Waiting for Prayer in the Mosque
Sunan Abi Dawud : 470
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 470
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 Narrated from:
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 470In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 80English translation : Book 2, Hadith 470
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 470
This hadith about waiting for prayer is short but powerful in meaning. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that a person is considered to be at prayer as long as prayer is keeping him there. Nothing prevents him from going back to his family except the prayer. The main lesson is that waiting with the intention of prayer has value. A person may be sitting, but his reason for staying matters. He is not simply passing time. He is being held by salah. Search terms like “reward of waiting for prayer” and “waiting in mosque hadith” match this narration because the text speaks directly about being counted in prayer while waiting. It teaches us to see waiting for salah as worship, not wasted time.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person waiting for prayer is considered to be in prayer.
- The value is tied to being held back by the prayer itself.
- Time spent waiting for salah should not be seen as empty time.
- The hadith honors the intention behind staying in the mosque.
