English Translation

Zayd ibn Thabit said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made a small enclosure — I think he said from reed mats — in Ramadan, and he prayed in it for some nights until people gathered around him. Then one night they did not hear his voice and thought he was asleep. They cleared their throats to get his attention. He said: "You kept doing what I saw you doing until I feared it would be prescribed upon you. If it were prescribed, you would not be able to perform it. O people, pray in your houses, for the best prayer of a person is in his house, except the obligatory prayer."