What has come on the excellence of prayer in congregation over other prayer

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-odd degrees greater than the prayer offered alone."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone. If a man prays in a wilderness, performs his ablution well, and then completes his bowing and prostration properly, his prayer reaches fifty degrees."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-seven times greater than the prayer offered alone."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The prayer in congregation is twenty-four times greater than the prayer offered alone.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is increased twenty-odd times over his prayer in his marketplace or alone. He said: It used to be commanded that one should take short steps when coming to the mosque.

Thabit bin Ubayd said: We came to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was praying on a mat and prostrating on it. He said: The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The prayer with the imam is twenty-seven times greater than the prayer offered alone.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times greater than the prayer offered alone. If the people are more, the reward is according to the number of people present in the mosque. A man asked: If there are ten thousand people, how much reward is there then? He said: If there are forty thousand, the reward of forty thousand will be given.

Ka'b said: When the prayer is offered in congregation, the reward is according to the number of people present in the mosque.

Kathir bin Aflah said: We were in Madinah, in the house of Abu Yusuf, in connection with an account we were reckoning, and Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was with us. He said: Praying with the imam is more than twenty times superior to praying alone.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The prayer in congregation is twenty-four degrees, or twenty-five times, greater than the prayer offered alone.