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777. It was narrated that ‘Abdullāh said: “Whoever would like to meet Allāh tomorrow (i.e. on the Day of Judgment) as a Muslim, let him preserve these five (daily) prayer when the call for them is given, for they are part of the ways of guidance, and Allāh prescribed the ways of guidance to your Prophet ﷺ. By Allāh, if each of you prays in his house, you will have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet ﷺ, and if you abandon the Sunnah of your Prophet you will go astray. I remember when no one stayed behind from the prayer except a hypocrite who was known for his hypocrisy. I have seen a man coming supported by two others, until he joined the row (of worshippers). There is no man who purifies himself and does it well, and comes to the mosque and prays there, but for every step that he takes, Allāh raises him in status one degree thereby, and takes away one of his sins.”
(Hasan)
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Commentary
In ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ud’s estimation, a true Muslim is one that regularly attends congregational prayers. It means that a defaulter, when he is called before Allāh on the Day of Resurrection after death, will not come as one of the Muslims.
b. If the Sunnah of congregational prayers is abandoned, there will be nothing left to distinguish between the communities of believers and non-believers.
c. The keenness exhibited by the Companions to attend the congregational prayers shows that they did not think it permissible to miss the congregational prayers without a valid reason. That is why even a sick man, unable to walk by himself, would come supported by others to the mosque but would not pray at home.
