Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 143 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 89
Source no. 143 · Volume 1 · Page 287
Sahih
صحيح الترمذي (٥١) // مختصر مسلم (١٣٣) ، ابن ماجة (٤٢٨) ، صحيح الترغيب والترهيب (١٨٧) ، صحيح الجامع (٢٦١٨) //
Source no. 139 · Volume 1 · Page 32
Sahih
(صحيح) - الترمذي ٥١: م [مختصر مسلم ١٣٣ وابن ماجه ٤٢٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١٨٧ وصحيح الجامع ٢٦١٨].
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143. It was narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Shall I not tell you of that by means of which Allāh erases sins and raises (people) in status? Doing Wuḍū' properly[1] even when it is inconvenient, taking a lot of steps to the Masjid, and waiting for one Salāh after another. That is the Ribāṭ[2] for you, that is the Ribāṭ for you, that is the Ribāṭ for you." (Sahīh)
143 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا، وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ: إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ، وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ، وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، فَذَلِكُمُ الرِّبَاطُ فَذَلِكُمُ الرِّبَاطُ فَذَلِكُمُ الرِّبَاطُ "
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The term Ribāṭ signifies holding in readiness mounted troops at all border points open to enemy invasion, with a view to deterring the enemy and shielding against their attacks. Hence the term means over-all military preparedness. In the above-recorded Hadīth, sitting in the mosque and waiting for prayer after a previous prayer is called Ribāṭ. This is because Satan is also an enemy to man. In regard to defending oneself against Satan, the mosque is like an actual garrison.