Hadith 21265

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ 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 ، وَصَلاةُ الرَّجُلُ مَعَ الرَّجُلُ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ وَحَدَهُ ، وَصَلَاتُهُ مَعَ رَّجُلَيْنِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ ، وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرَ فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Fajr prayer, and after the prayer, he asked, one by one, mentioning the names of some people, "Is such-and-such a person present?" Each time, the people replied, "No." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "These two prayers (Isha and Fajr) are the heaviest upon the hypocrites. If they knew the reward for them, they would surely attend them, even if they had to come crawling. And the first row is like the row of angels; if you knew its virtue, you would compete to attain it. And a person's prayer with another is more virtuous than praying alone, and praying with two is more virtuous than praying with one, and as the number increases, it becomes more beloved in the sight of Allah."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21265
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث حسن، عبدالله بن أبى بصير توبع