English translation
840. It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Prayer in congregation is twenty-five levels better than a prayer offered on one's own." (Sahih)
Hadith 840
The Virtue Of (Prayer In) Congregation
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Darussalam · Volume 1
10. The Book OfLeading The Prayer(Al-Imâmah)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 839 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 103
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 839 · Volume 2 · Page 483
Sahih chain
صحيح الإسناد
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 809 · Volume 1 · Page 182
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Arabic text
839 - أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَذِّ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»
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Some scholars are of the opinion that by the two figures enormousness is meant and not a particular figure. Some have pointed out the difference of the audibility (Jahri - the aloud) and the inaudibility (Sirri - to oneself). That means the inaudible Prayer is twenty-five degrees more meritorious, while the audible is twenty-seven degrees. This is because the worshipper has to perform two more tasks in the audible prayer: pronouncing the Amin aloud and listening to the recitation, while all prayers individually performed are inaudible. (For further elucidation, see Hadith 487).