# Sahih Muslim 5:1405 — The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

## Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏
"‏ لاَ يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلاَةُ تَحْبِسُهُ لاَ يَمْنَعُهُ أَنْ يَنْقَلِبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

## English Translation (Abdul Hamid Siddiqui)
> Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Everyone among you is constantly in prayer so long as the prayer detains him (for this noble objective) and nothing prevents him to return to his family but the prayer.

**Citation:** Sahih Muslim, Book 5 (The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer), Hadith 1405, narrated by Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim (English translation)
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