‘Ammār ibn Yāsir (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) entered the mosque and performed a voluntary prayer, which was brief. When he left the mosque, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Anamah followed him and said: O Abu al-Yaqzhān, I noticed that you prayed very briefly! ‘Ammār said: Did you see me omit any of its pillars, obligations, or conditions? He replied: No. ‘Ammār said: Verily, I only prayed it briefly before the devil could distract me. I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: A servant may perform a prayer, yet only a tenth of its reward is written for him, or a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a sixth, or a fifth, or a quarter, or a third, or a half.

• Keenness of the early generations to advise and counsel one another.
• Verification and asking for clarification before objecting or criticizing.
• Sufficing with the words of the Prophet (ﷺ) as the final and complete answer to any question or doubt.
• The reward of prayer decreases in proportion to the lack of humility and contemplation within it.
• Strong encouragement and earnest urging to maintain humility and to have one’s heart fully present with Allah Almighty during prayer.

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• 'O Bilāl, call the Iqāmah for the prayer; give us comfort by it.'
• Righteousness is good morals, and sinfulness is what your heart is not at ease with, and you hate that people know about it
• Allah has given a parable: a straight path
• There is no contagion, nor is there any evil omen in birds, nor is there any evil omen in the owl, nor is there any evil omen in Safar, and run away from the leper as you would run away from the lion