English translation
789. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ said: "The prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-seven levels more virtuous than a man's prayer on his own." (Sahih)
Hadith 789
The Virtue Of Prayer In Congregation
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الحديث: 789 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 259
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Source no. 789 · Volume 2 · Page 361
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٩٩ و ١٠٩٨)
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Arabic text
789 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ رُسْتَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَفْضُلُ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الرَّجُلِ وَحْدَهُ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»
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We have Ahādīth that speak of twenty-five times the reward and Ahādīth that speak of twenty-seven times the reward for performing prayers in congregation. Scholars have opined that the difference relates to an increase or decrease in the level of adherence to the norms and rules, as well as the degree of submissiveness in prayers exhibited by the worshipper.