الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجماعةChapters on Congregational Prayer
بَابُ التَّرْغِيبِ فِي حُضُورِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ وَالْفَجْرِ
Chapter on Encouragement to Attend Congregational Prayer in Isha and Fajr
Hadith 2452
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَنْ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَهُوَ كَمَنْ قَامَ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَهُوَ كَمَنْ قَامَ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs the ‘Isha prayer in congregation, it is as if he has stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever performs the Fajr prayer in congregation, it is as if he has stood in prayer for the entire night.
Hadith 2453
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَتَمَةِ وَصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا))
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If people knew how much (reward and merit) there is in the ‘Isha and Fajr prayers, they would certainly come to perform them, even if they had to crawl on their buttocks.
Hadith 2454
عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ فَقَالَ: ((شَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟)) فَقَالُوا: لَا، فَقَالَ: ((شَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟)) فَقَالُوا: لَا، فَقَالَ: ((شَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟)) فَقَالُوا: لَا، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ مِنْ أَثْقَلِ الصَّلَوَاتِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، وَالصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ عَلَى مِثْلِ صَفِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ، وَلَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ فَضِيلَتَهُ لَابْتَدَرْتُمُوهُ، وَصَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ مَعَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ، وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرَ فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the morning prayer and then said: "Is such-and-such a man present?" The people said: "No." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is such-and-such a man present?" The people said: "No." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is such-and-such a man present?" The people said: "No." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, these two prayers (Isha and Fajr) are very burdensome upon the hypocrites. If they knew what reward lies in them, they would surely come to perform them, even if they had to crawl on their buttocks. And the first row is like the row of angels, and if you knew its virtue, you would try to outdo one another to attain it. And the prayer performed by a man with two others is purer (i.e., has more reward) than the prayer performed with one man, and the more people there are, the more beloved that prayer is to Allah."
Hadith 2455
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْفَجْرَ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ: ((شَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟)) فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ، قَالُوا نَعَمْ، وَلَمْ يَحْضُرْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّ أَثْقَلَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ وَالْفَجْرِ (فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ وَفِيهِ) إِنَّ صَلَاتَكَ مَعَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ مَعَ رَجُلٍ، وَصَلَاتُكَ مَعَ رَجُلٍ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ وَحْدَكَ، وَمَا كَثُرَ فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى))
(Second chain) They said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, led the Fajr prayer. When he finished the prayer, he asked: Is such-and-such person present? The people remained silent, then some said: No, he is not present. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, the Fajr and Isha prayers are the heaviest upon the hypocrites, (then he mentioned things similar to the previous narration), and he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, the prayer you perform with two men is purer than the prayer you perform with one man, and the prayer you perform with one man is purer than the prayer you perform alone, and the more people there are, the more beloved it is to Allah.
Hadith 2456
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَالِثٍ) قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ رَأَى مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ قِلَّةً، فَقَالَ: ((شَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟)) قُلْنَا: نَعَمْ، حَتَّى عَدَّ ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ أَثْقَلَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ وَمِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ))، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ
(Third chain of narration) They said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, led us in the Fajr prayer. When he finished the prayer, he noticed that there were some people missing among the worshippers. Then he asked: Is such-and-such a man present? We said: Yes. He continued asking about three men in this manner. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, there is no prayer heavier upon the hypocrites than the ‘Isha and Fajr prayers. (Then the entire above-mentioned hadith was narrated.)
Hadith 2457
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمُتَخَلِّفُونَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ مَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If those who stay behind from the Fajr and ‘Isha prayers knew how much reward and merit there is for them in these two, they would surely come to the mosque even if they had to crawl on their buttocks.
