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The comfort of my eyes is in prayer

The Prophet ﷺ said the coolness of his eyes was placed in the prayer.

Narrated by Anas ibn Malik

Of this world, women and perfume have been made dear to me, and the comfort of my eyes has been placed in the prayer.

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3939

What this hadith teaches

For the Prophet ﷺ prayer was not a burden but his greatest joy. Believers aim to reach the same: to look forward to prayer, not to rush through it.

Reference and grade

Grade
Sahih (al-Albani)
Narrator
Anas ibn Malik

The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث

حُبِّبَ إِلَىَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا النِّسَاءُ وَالطِّيبُ وَجُعِلَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Arabic text of Sunan an-Nasa'i 3939, as given on sunnah.com.