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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 560

Chapter: What Has Been Narrated Regarding The Rewards Of Walking To The Prayer

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 560

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الصَّلاَةُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَعْدِلُ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ صَلاَةً فَإِذَا صَلاَّهَا فِي فَلاَةٍ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً ‏"

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

Prayer in congregation is equivalent to twenty-five prayers (offered alone). If he prays in a jungle, and performs its bowing and prostrations perfectly, it becomes equivalent to fifty prayers (in respect of reward).

Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Walid b. Ziyad narrated in his version of this tradition: "Prayer said by a single person in a jungle is more excellent by multiplied degrees than prayer said in congregation."

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 560).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فِي فَلَاة ) : قَالَ فِي الْمِصْبَاح : الْفَلَاة الْأَرْض لَا مَاء فِيهَا وَالْجَمْع فَلًا مِثْل حَصَاة وَحَصًى ( بَلَغَتْ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاة ) : أَيْ بَلَغَتْ صَلَاته تِلْكَ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاة , وَالْمَعْنَى يَحْصُل لَهُ أَجْر خَمْسِينَ صَلَاة , وَذَلِكَ يَحْصُل لَهُ فِي الصَّلَاة مَعَ الْجَمَاعَة , لِأَنَّ الْجَمَاعَة لَا تَتَأَكَّد فِي حَقّ الْمُسَافِر لِوُجُودِ الْمَشَقَّة , فَإِذَا صَلَّاهَا مُنْفَرِدًا لَا يَحْصُل لَهُ هَذَا التَّضْعِيف وَإِنَّمَا يَحْصُل لَهُ إِذَا صَلَّاهَا مَعَ الْجَمَاعَة خَمْسَة وَعِشْرِينَ لِأَجْلِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّاهَا مَعَ الْجَمَاعَة وَخَمْسَة وَعِشْرُونَ أُخْرَى لِلَّتِي هِيَ ضِعْف تِلْكَ لِأَجْلِ أَنَّهُ أَتَمَّ رُكُوع صَلَاته وَسُجُودهَا وَهُوَ فِي السَّفَر الَّذ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 560
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 560
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 560

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  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (705)الصَّلاةُ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ تَعْدِلُ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ صَلاةً ، فَإِذَا صَلاهَا فِي الْفَلاةِ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاةً
  • شرح السنة (782)الصَّلاةَ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ تَعْدِلُ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ صَلاةً ، فَإِذَا صَلاهَا فِي فَلاةٍ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا ، وَسُجُودَهَا ، بَلَغَتْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاةً

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The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer he offers in his house or market

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer he offers in his house or market. That is because if he performs…

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تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةُ الْجَمِيعِ صَلاَةَ أَحَدِكُمْ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا، وَتَجْتَمِعُ مَلاَئِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ ‏"

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