Hadith 7430

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، وَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سُوقِهِ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ ، فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ ، لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ ، لَا يَنْهَزُهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةُ ، لَمْ يَخْطُ خَطْوَةً إِلَّا رُفِعَ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةٌ ، وَحُطَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ خَطِيئَةٌ ، حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ ، كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ ، مَا كَانَتْ الصَّلَاةُ هِيَ تَحْبِسُهُ ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمْ ، مَا دَامَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ ، يَقُولُونَ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْذِ فِيهِ ، مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ فِيهِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The prayer that a man offers in congregation is superior by twenty degrees or more than the prayer he offers alone at home or in the market. And its detail is that when any one of you performs ablution and does it well, then comes to the mosque with no other purpose except for prayer, and it is only the prayer that brings him out, then for every step he takes, one rank is raised for him and one sin is forgiven, until he enters the mosque in this manner. Then, when he enters the mosque, as long as he waits for the prayer, he is counted as being in prayer, and the angels continue to pray for him as long as he remains seated at his place of prayer, saying: O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him; O Allah, turn Your special attention to him—provided he does not harm anyone or lose his ablution.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7430
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 477، م: 649.