´It was narrated from 'Umar bin Khattab that:` The Prophet used to say: "Whoever performs prayer in congregation at the mosque for forty nights, never missing the first Rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, Allah will thereby decree for him salvation from the Fire."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
By "forty nights" is meant a continuous period of forty days and nights.
(2)
By performing the prayer in congregation continuously for forty days, one develops the habit, and then, in the rest of one’s life, is granted the ability to remain steadfast in attending the congregation. The result of this is attaining Allah’s pleasure and freedom from Hellfire.
(3)
According to some scholars, this narration is hasan (good). However, the wording (لَا تَفُوْتُهُ الرَّكعَةُ الاُوْلٰي) — that the first rak‘ah (unit) of the ‘Isha prayer is not missed — is not established. Without these words, in their view, the narration is sahih (authentic).
For details, see: (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah, no. 2652)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 798
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1⎖:
Here, "mursal" is in the sense of "munqati‘" (disconnected).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 241