Hadiths on Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer

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16 explained prophetic hadiths on "Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer

Authentic hadith Go back to your families and stay with them. Teach them (religion) and command them (to adhere to it), perform so-and-so prayer at so-and-so time, and when prayer becomes due, let one of you call the Adhān and let the oldest among you lead you in prayer Authentic hadith If your wife asks your permission to go to the mosque, do not prevent her Authentic hadith The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer he offers in his house or market Authentic hadith Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone Authentic hadith O Banu Salimah, stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you; stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you Authentic A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-something degrees higher than his prayer in his house and market Authentic Whoever ate garlic or onion should keep away from us-or he said: from our mosque-and stay at home Authentic Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or the evening, Allah has prepared an abode for him in Paradise every time he goes in the morning or the evening Authentic hadith O people, you eat two plants that I only find offensive: onion and garlic Authentic The congregational prayer surpasses the prayer of any one of you alone by twenty-five times. And the angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the Fajr prayer Authentic Do you hear the Adhān?" He replied in the affirmative. Thereupon, he said: "Then respond to it Authentic hadith Whoever hears the prayer call and does not attend the congregational prayer, then his prayer is not valid (deficient), except if he has an excuse Authentic The best of the men's rows is the first, and the worst is the last, and the best of the women's rows is the last, and the worst is the first Authentic These two prayers are the most burdensome of all prayers for the hypocrites. If you knew what they contain, you would come to them, even if you had to crawl on your knees Authentic Complete the front row first, then the one following it. If there is any deficiency (in the rows), let it be in the last row Authentic When the Iqāmah (second call ) for prayer is pronounced, no prayer is to be offered but the obligatory one

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