صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأذانThe Book of Adhan
بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَنْ رَاحَ:Chapter. The superiority of going to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon and evening [for the congregational Salat (prayers)].
Hadith 662
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَاحَ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ نُزُلَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ كُلَّمَا غَدَا أَوْ رَاحَ " .
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From a linguistic perspective, "ghada" means to come in the morning, and "raaha" means to come in the evening, but generally both words are used in the sense of coming and going. In some manuscripts of Sahih Bukhari, the wording of the chapter heading is (fadlu man kharaja), that is, instead of "ghada," the word "kharaja" is used, which applies to coming at both morning and evening times. Therefore, "raaha" means to return and to go back. In light of this clarification, there is reward for both coming to the mosque and then returning from it.
(2)
Since the apparent wording of the hadith suggests that there is reward for going towards the mosque because one is going for worship, but not for leaving and returning from there, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah established the chapter heading to indicate that there is also reward for returning from the mosque. Indeed, this is supported by a hadith:
Ubayy ibn Ka'b radi Allahu anhu reports that a man's house was quite far from the Prophet's Mosque, yet he never missed the opportunity to perform prayer in congregation. People said to him:
"Why don't you buy a mount so that it would be easier for you to come and go, especially in the heat and at night?"
He replied that he did not like to reside near the mosque.
People found this strange and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
When the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam asked him, he said:
"I wish that my coming to the mosque from afar and my returning from the mosque, both be recorded with Allah."
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
"Allah has granted you all of that. Whatever reward you hoped for, Allah has bestowed it upon you."
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 557)
(3)
From this hadith, it is understood that both coming towards the mosque for worship and returning from the mosque are causes of reward.
(1)
From a linguistic perspective, "ghada" means to come in the morning, and "raaha" means to come in the evening, but generally both words are used in the sense of coming and going. In some manuscripts of Sahih Bukhari, the wording of the chapter heading is (fadlu man kharaja), that is, instead of "ghada," the word "kharaja" is used, which applies to coming at both morning and evening times. Therefore, "raaha" means to return and to go back. In light of this clarification, there is reward for both coming to the mosque and then returning from it.
(2)
Since the apparent wording of the hadith suggests that there is reward for going towards the mosque because one is going for worship, but not for leaving and returning from there, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah established the chapter heading to indicate that there is also reward for returning from the mosque. Indeed, this is supported by a hadith:
Ubayy ibn Ka'b radi Allahu anhu reports that a man's house was quite far from the Prophet's Mosque, yet he never missed the opportunity to perform prayer in congregation. People said to him:
"Why don't you buy a mount so that it would be easier for you to come and go, especially in the heat and at night?"
He replied that he did not like to reside near the mosque.
People found this strange and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
When the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam asked him, he said:
"I wish that my coming to the mosque from afar and my returning from the mosque, both be recorded with Allah."
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
"Allah has granted you all of that. Whatever reward you hoped for, Allah has bestowed it upon you."
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 557)
(3)
From this hadith, it is understood that both coming towards the mosque for worship and returning from the mosque are causes of reward.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 662
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The observance and diligence in prayer become a cause for a person to receive hospitality and invitation in Paradise, and become a reason for the honor and respect given to a guest.
(ghadan rawāḥ)
The meaning is simply coming and going; it does not refer exclusively to coming and going in the morning and evening.
Benefits and Issues:
The observance and diligence in prayer become a cause for a person to receive hospitality and invitation in Paradise, and become a reason for the honor and respect given to a guest.
(ghadan rawāḥ)
The meaning is simply coming and going; it does not refer exclusively to coming and going in the morning and evening.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1524
