1372 - Abu 'Abd Allah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, he said: 'Awf narrated to us, from al-Hasan, he said: It reached me that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say: "Between the servant and falling into polytheism (shirk) and thus committing disbelief (kufr) is that he abandons the prayer without an excuse."