Praying the Isha and Fajr prayers in congregation

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "If those who stay away from the Isha prayer and the morning prayer (in congregation) knew how great the reward of these two is, they would come to them, even if they had to come crawling."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Abu Umayr bin Anas reports from his paternal uncles, who were among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No hypocrite will attend these two (that is, the congregational Isha and Fajr prayers). The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the Isha and morning prayers. Abu Bishr says: What is meant is that he will not offer these two regularly.
Imam Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Abu Umayr bin Anas, and I have not seen anyone other than Abu Bishr Ja'far bin Abi Wahshiyyah narrating from this narrator; the remaining narrators of this report have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people knew how much reward there is in attending the Isha prayer (in congregation) on the night of Wednesday, they would certainly attend it, even if they had to come crawling."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Zakariyya bin Manzur, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever offers the Isha prayer in congregation and then offers four rak'ahs before going out of the mosque, it will be equal to Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains a weak narrator who has not been accused of lying.

A man from al-Nakha' says: I heard Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) when the time of his death drew near; he said: I am about to narrate to you a hadith that I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Worship Allah Almighty as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then He sees you. Count yourself among the dead, and beware of the supplication of the oppressed against you, for it is answered. Whoever among you is able to attend the two prayers, Isha and the morning (in congregation), should do so, even if he has to go crawling."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. I have not found anyone who mentions the man from al-Nakha'; he named him Jabir.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No prayer is heavier upon the hypocrites than the Isha and Fajr prayers. If they knew the virtue that lies in these two, they would certainly come to them, even if they had to come crawling."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: When we found a man absent from the Fajr and Isha prayers, we would think ill of him.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and Imam al-Bazzar also recorded it; the narrators of Imam al-Tabarani have been declared trustworthy (muwaththaqun).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: When we found a man absent from the morning prayer, we would think ill of him.
Imam al-Bazzar recorded this narration, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever offers the Isha prayer in congregation has, as it were, taken his share of Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Maslamah bin Ali, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: It was an extremely dark and rainy night, and I thought: It would be good if I seized the opportunity tonight of attending the Isha prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So I did so. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he saw me. He had a stick in his hand on which he would lean as he walked. He said: "O Qatadah! What is the matter, why are you here at this hour?" I said: "O Prophet of Allah! I took the opportunity of attending the Isha prayer with you." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me that stick and said: "The devil has come behind you to your family. Take this stick and keep hold of it until you reach your house, then seize him in a corner of the house and strike him with this stick." (Sayyiduna Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) states:) I went out of the mosque, and the stick lit up the way a candle gives light. I walked home by its light. When I reached my house, I found that my family had gone to sleep. I looked into a corner of the house, and there was a hedgehog there. I kept striking it with the stick until it went out.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. A longer hadith than this, recorded by Imam Ahmad, will come later in the chapter on Friday and the special hour within it, if Allah wills. The narrators of this narration have been declared trustworthy (muwaththaqun).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever offers the morning prayer in congregation is under the protection of Allah Almighty, and whoever violates the protection of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty will throw him face down into Hell."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir in the course of a hadith, and these are his words; its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih. Some hadiths related to this chapter will come later in the chapter on trials (fitan), if Allah wills, and some narrations on this subject have already passed in the chapter on the virtue of prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever performs ablution and comes to the mosque, then offers two rak'ahs before Fajr, then sits until he offers the Fajr prayer, his prayer on that day is recorded among the prayers of the righteous, and he is counted among the delegation (that is, the guests) of the Most Merciful."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, al-Qasim Abu Abd al-Rahman, about whose use as evidence there is disagreement.

Sayyiduna Bilal the Mu'adhdhin (may Allah be pleased with him) states: On a cold night I called the adhan, and no one came. Then I called again, and again no one came; this happened three times. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter with the people?" I said: "Because of the cold they have not been able to come." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah! Hold back the cold from them." Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I bear witness that I saw them fanning themselves at the morning prayer because of the heat.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ayyub bin Sayyar, and he is matruk (abandoned).

Anbasah bin al-Azhar reports the statement of Simak: Sayyiduna al-Harith bin Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) got married, and he had the honour of being a Companion. At that time it was the custom that when a man got married, he would not come to the morning prayer in congregation for some days. He was asked: "Are you going (to attend the congregational prayer), when last night your wife was sent to you?" He said: "By Allah! A woman who keeps me from offering the morning prayer in congregation would be an evil woman."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good).