Messenger (PBUH) perform ablution the way I have just done it and said:
"He who performs ablution properly in this manner and proceeds towards the mosque (to offer prayers), all his previous (minor) sins will be forgiven and his walking to the mosque and his Salaat (prayer) will earn extra merit." (Muslim).
Narrated 'Uthman bin 'Affan (RA): I hear Allah's Messenger (PBUH) saying:
"When the time for a prescribed As-salaat (the prayers) approaches and a Muslim observes its ablution and acts of bowing and prostrating properly, this Salaat will be an expiation for his past sins, so long as he does not commit major sins, and this is for always." (Muslim)
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA) Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:
"He who proceeds towards the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah will prepare for him an entertainment in Paradise as often as he goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening." (Bukhari and Muslim)
Narrated Abu Musa (RA) Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:
"The person who will receive the highest reward for As Salaat (the prayer) is the one who comes to offer it in the mosque from the farthest distance. And he who waits for As-Salaat to perform it with the Imam (in congregation) will have a greater reward than the one who observes it alone and then goes to sleep." (Bukhari and Muslim)
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA) Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:
"The angels invoke blessings on everyone among you so long as he remains seated in the place where he has offered As-Salaat (the prayer) in a state of ablution (i.e., without breaking of wudhu). They (the angels) say: '0 mercy on him." (Bukhari).
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA) Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:
"As-Salaat (the prayer) in congregation is twenty-seven times more (in reward) than a Salaat (prayer) offered individually." (Bukhari and Muslim).
This article was culled from the publications of Deen Communication Limited