حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُکُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوئَ ثُمَّ أَتَی الْمَسْجِدَ لَا يَنْهَزُهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةُ لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ لَمْ يَخْطُ خَطْوَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً حَتَّی يَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ کَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا کَانَتْ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 774
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: 'When one of you performs ablution and does it well, then he comes to the Masjid with no other motive but prayer and not seeking anything other than the prayer, he does not take one step but Allah raises him in status one degree thereby, and takes away one of his sins, until he enters the Masjid. When he enters the Masjid he is in a state of prayer so long as he is waiting for the prayer.''' (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020