Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 774 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 254
Source no. 774 · Volume 2 · Page 346
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٥٦٨)
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774. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'When one of you performs ablution and does it well, then he comes to the mosque with no other motive but prayer and not seeking anything other than the prayer, he does not take one step but Allāh raises him in status one degree thereby, and takes away one of his sins, until he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque he is in a state of prayer so long as he is waiting for the prayer.'" (Sahih)
774 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ، فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ، لَا يَنْهَزُهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةُ، لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ، لَمْ يَخْطُ خَطْوَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً، وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً، حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ»
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The Hadith confirms the superiority of congregational prayer since it is an established fact, that it is better to perform the voluntary prayers at home. There is much reward for one who performs ablution and does it well. When the reward for just walking towards the mosque is so great that at each step Allāh takes away one of the worshipper's sins and raises his status one degree, the amount of reward to be awarded to him for the performance of prayer can very well be imagined. There is great reward promised even for those who just wait for the congregational prayer in the mosque. We must, therefore, try to reach the mosque after the call to prayer as soon as possible.