Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone

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Authenticity grade : Authentic hadith

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better…

عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «صلاةُ الجَمَاعَة أَفضَلُ من صَلاَة الفَذِّ بِسَبعٍ وعِشرِين دَرَجَة».

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone."

Explanation of the hadith: Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better…

This Hadīth shows the virtue of praying in congregation over praying alone, because praying in congregation - due to what it contains of great, immense benefit - is more virtuous and increases the reward by twenty-seven times more than praying alone. This is due to the great gap between the two in terms of achieving the target. Without a doubt, whoever misses out on this great profit is deprived.

Categories : Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer

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