Hadith:
Abu Hurairah (RadiyAllahu Anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallellahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said:
“Shall I not tell you something by which Allah effaces the sins and elevates ranks (in Jannah)?”
The Companions said: “Certainly, O Messenger of Allah.”
He (S.A.W.S.) said: “Performing the Wudu’ thoroughly in spite of difficult circumstances, walking with more paces to the mosque, and waiting for the next As-Salat (the prayer) after observing Salat; and that is Ar-Ribat, and that is Ar-Ribat.”
[Muslim]
COMMENTARY:
Hardship and unpleasantness here stand for the uneasiness that one feels while performing Wudu’ in severe cold. Ar-Ribat means watching the frontiers or battlefront to check the invasion of the enemy. To wait for the next Salat after offering a Salat is regarded as Ribat for the reason that by so doing, a person who is particular in offering Salat keeps himself constantly engaged in the obedience and worship of Allah to keep Satan away from him.