سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْجَمَاعَةِChapter: The Virtue Of Praying In Congregation.
Hadith 554
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ : صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا الصُّبْحَ ، فَقَالَ : " أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ أَثْقَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ ، وَلَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَيْتُمُوهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا عَلَى الرُّكَبِ ، وَإِنَّ الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ عَلَى مِثْلِ صَفِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ ، وَلَوْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا فَضِيلَتُهُ لَابْتَدَرْتُمُوهُ ، وَإِنَّ صَلَاةَ الرَّجُلِ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ ، وَصَلَاتُهُ مَعَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ ، وَمَا كَثُرَ فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى " .
Narrated Ubayy ibn Kab: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No. He (again) asked: Is so and so present? They replied: No. He then said: These two prayers are the ones which are most burdensome to hypocrites. If you knew what they contain (i. e. blessings), you would come to them, even though you had to crawl on your knees. The first row is like that of the angels, and if you knew the nature of its excellence, you would race to join it. A man's prayer said along with another is purer than his prayer said alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one, but if there are more it is more pleasing to Allah, the Almighty, the Majestic.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
554. Commentary:
➊ For the purpose of training and admonition, the attendance of those performing prayer can be recorded.
➋ It is a human weakness that one endures every kind of hardship for worldly and immediate benefits. A Muslim should keep his focus on the Hereafter. If rewards are given to young children for encouragement and motivation, it is also permissible. Similarly, arranging food and the like at preaching gatherings can increase people's interest.
➌ Although there is greater reward due to the larger number of attendees in a big mosque, if preference is given to a nearby mosque with the intention of enlivening it, then insha Allah there will be great virtue in that as well.
➊ For the purpose of training and admonition, the attendance of those performing prayer can be recorded.
➋ It is a human weakness that one endures every kind of hardship for worldly and immediate benefits. A Muslim should keep his focus on the Hereafter. If rewards are given to young children for encouragement and motivation, it is also permissible. Similarly, arranging food and the like at preaching gatherings can increase people's interest.
➌ Although there is greater reward due to the larger number of attendees in a big mosque, if preference is given to a nearby mosque with the intention of enlivening it, then insha Allah there will be great virtue in that as well.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 554
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
844. Commentary:
➊ It is understood from this that the attendance of worshippers after the prayer can be ascertained.
➋ The ‘Isha and Fajr prayers are burdensome for the hypocrites because of the dominance of sleep. To forsake sleep and comfort is only possible through the strength of faith, and they do not possess this quality. They come to the mosque only for show. These two prayers are in darkness; there is no ostentation in them, thus they do not come at all. In any case, they have no real longing (for the prayer).
➌ “Like the rows of the angels.” That is, it is superior and its reward is greater. From this it is established that the rows of the angels are superior to the rows of humans.
➍ “The more numerous they are.” It is understood from this that the prayer in the congregational mosque (jami‘ masjid) is superior to the prayer in the neighborhood mosque. Therefore, if someone goes to the larger mosque for the sake of reward, he may do so.
➊ It is understood from this that the attendance of worshippers after the prayer can be ascertained.
➋ The ‘Isha and Fajr prayers are burdensome for the hypocrites because of the dominance of sleep. To forsake sleep and comfort is only possible through the strength of faith, and they do not possess this quality. They come to the mosque only for show. These two prayers are in darkness; there is no ostentation in them, thus they do not come at all. In any case, they have no real longing (for the prayer).
➌ “Like the rows of the angels.” That is, it is superior and its reward is greater. From this it is established that the rows of the angels are superior to the rows of humans.
➍ “The more numerous they are.” It is understood from this that the prayer in the congregational mosque (jami‘ masjid) is superior to the prayer in the neighborhood mosque. Therefore, if someone goes to the larger mosque for the sake of reward, he may do so.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 844
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الصلاة، باب في فضل صلاة الجماعة، حديث:554، والنسائي، الإمامة، حديث:844، وابن حبان (الموارد)، حديث:429، وابن خزيمة، حديث:1477.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that the greater the number of worshippers in the congregation, the more beloved that prayer will be to Allah, and the greater will be its reward and recompense.
«أخرجه أبوداود، الصلاة، باب في فضل صلاة الجماعة، حديث:554، والنسائي، الإمامة، حديث:844، وابن حبان (الموارد)، حديث:429، وابن خزيمة، حديث:1477.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that the greater the number of worshippers in the congregation, the more beloved that prayer will be to Allah, and the greater will be its reward and recompense.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 336
