Narrator: ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
" صَلاَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الرَّجُلِ وَحْدَهُ أَرْبَعًا وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً "
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It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The prayer of a man in congregation is higher than his prayer on his own by twenty-four or twenty-five levels."
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 790 ).
Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
Scholar Grade Applies to Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH
Authentic Sahih
The hadith
No. 790
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH
Good (hasan) Hasan
The hadith
No. 790
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH
Authentic Sahih
The hadith
No. 790
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المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2670)صَلاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلاتِهِ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً
On the same subject
Not graded
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1064
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "صلاة الجماعة أفضل من صلاة الفذ بسبع وعشرين درجة)). ((متفق عليه))
Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 11 other versions
Not graded
Muwatta Malik 289
" صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا "
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 647
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…
صَلاَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ تُضَعَّفُ عَلَى صَلاَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَفِي سُوقِهِ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ ضِعْفًا، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لاَ يُخْرِجُهُ…
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 28 other versions Explained
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 648
"The congregational prayer surpasses the prayer of any one of you alone by twenty-five times. And the angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the Fajr prayer." Then Abu Hurayrah said: Recite, if you wish: {The recitation of dawn is ever witnessed [by the angels].} [Al-Isra: 78]
تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةُ الْجَمِيعِ صَلاَةَ أَحَدِكُمْ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا، وَتَجْتَمِعُ مَلاَئِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ "
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions Explained
Authentic
Sahih al-Bukhari 646
صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً "
Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 2 other versions
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 649e
صَلاَةٌ مَعَ الإِمَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ صَلاَةً يُصَلِّيهَا وَحْدَهُ "
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions
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