صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
كتاب الإمامة فى الصلاة وما فيها من السنن مختصر من كتاب المسندBook of Imamate in Prayer (Abridged from Musnad)
(2) بَابُ ذِكْرِ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى ضِدِّ قَوْلِ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُخَاطِبُ أُمَّتَهُ بِلَفْظٍ مُجْمَلٍ،
2| Evidence against those who claim the Prophet (ﷺ) did not address his nation with general terms
Hadith Q1472
مَوَّهَ بِجَهْلِهِ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْغَبَاءِ، احْتِجَاجًا لِمَقَالَتِهِ هَذِهِ أَنَّهُ إِذَا خَاطَبَهُمْ بِكَلَامٍ مُجْمَلٍ فَقَدْ خَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَا لَمْ يُفِدْهُمْ مَعْنًى، زَعَمَ
With this statement of his, he has concealed the truth from some foolish people through his ignorance, by saying that when the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) addresses his Ummah with concise speech, it is as if he (peace be upon him) has addressed them without benefit. This is the assumption and thought of this person.
Hadith 1472
نَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، نَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " صَلاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الْجَمِيعِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ بِبِضْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ صَلاةً " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : فَقَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " بِضْعٍ " كَلِمَةٌ مُجْمَلَةٌ إِذِ الْبِضْعُ يَقَعُ عَلَى مَا بَيْنَ الثَّلاثِ إِلَى الْعَشْرِ مِنَ الْعَدَدِ ، وَبَيَّنَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي خَبَرِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهَا تَفْضُلُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ : لا تَفْضُلُ إِلا بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ، وَأَعْلَمَ فِي خَبَرِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهَا تَفْضُلُ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "A man's performance of prayer with the congregation is more virtuous for him by more than twenty degrees than his praying alone." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the word "bidh‘" is ambiguous, because "bidh‘" applies to any number from three to ten. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated in the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that congregational prayer is twenty-five times more virtuous. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say that it cannot be more than twenty-five times more virtuous. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) explained in the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that congregational prayer is twenty-seven degrees more virtuous.
