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

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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».

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 : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Prayer · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer

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