Hadith 564

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ طَحْلَاءَ ، عَنْ مُحْصِنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ رَاحَ فَوَجَدَ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا ، أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ مِثْلَ أَجْرِ مَنْ صَلَّاهَا وَحَضَرَهَا لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَجْرِهِمْ شَيْئًا " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: whoever performs ablution, and performs his ablution perfectly, and then goes to the mosque and finds that the people had finished the prayer (in congregation), Allah will give him a reward like one who prayed in congregation and attended it; The reward of those who prayed in congregation will not be curtailed.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الصلاة / 564
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (1145)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن النسائی/الإمامة 52 (856)، (تحفة الأشراف: 14281)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/380) (صحیح) »
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
564. Commentary:
This great virtue is due to the person's sincere intention and complete effort.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 564
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
856. Commentary: The intention of this person was indeed to perform the prayer in congregation, and he did not show any negligence; rather, he made every effort, yet still could not join the congregation. He felt regret over this, so according to his intention and effort, he will receive the reward of the congregation, provided that he is regular in attending the congregation. This is the grace of Allah, the Exalted. This does not refer to the person who is habitually lazy regarding congregational prayer or does not care much—if he joins, fine; if not, he feels no regret. For such a person, the reward of the congregation will be given only if he manages to pray at least one rak‘ah in congregation, not less than that. And this matter is established from authentic ahadith. See: [صحیح البخاري ، مواقیت الصلاة ، حدیث : 580 ، وصحیح مسلم ، المساجد ، حدیث : 607]
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 856