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Sahih al-Bukhari 648

Abu Hurayrah said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘The reward of a prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of a prayer offered by a person…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «تَفْضُلُ صَلَاةُ الْجَمِيعِ صَلَاةَ أَحَدِكُمْ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا، وَتَجْتَمِعُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ». ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ «إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا»

Abu Hurayrah said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘The reward of a prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of a prayer offered by a person alone. The angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the time of Fajr prayer.’ ‘ Abu Hurayrah then added, ‘Recite the Holy Book if you wish, for ‘Indeed, the recitation of the Qur’an in the early dawn (Fajr prayer) is ever witnessed.’ (17:).’’”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি আল্লাহর রাসূল সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -কে বলতে শুনেছেন যে, জামা‘আতের সালাত তোমাদের কারো একাকী সালাত হতে পঁচিশ গুণ অধিক সওয়াব রাখে। আর ফজরের সালাতে রাতের ও দিনের মালাকগণ একত্রিত হয়। অতঃপর আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাযি.) বলতেন, তোমরা চাইলে (এর প্রমাণ স্বরূপ)’ (إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا) অর্থাৎ ‘‘ফজরের সালাতে (মালাকগণ) উপস্থিত হয়’’- (সূরাহ্ ইসরা ১৭/৭৮) এ আয়াত পাঠ কর। (১৭৬)

ہم سے ابوالیمان نے بیان کیا،، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم سے شعیب نے، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے زہری نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ مجھے سعید بن مسیب اور ابوسلمہ بن عبدالرحمٰن نے خبر دی کہ ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہا کہ میں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ جماعت سے نماز اکیلے پڑھنے سے پچیس درجہ زیادہ بہتر ہے۔

اور رات دن کے فرشتے فجر کی نماز میں جمع ہوتے ہیں۔ پھر ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے فرمایا کہ اگر تم پڑھنا چاہو تو ( سورۃ بنی اسرائیل ) کی یہ آیت پڑھو «إن قرآن الفجر كان مشهودا‏» یعنی فجر میں قرآن پاک کی تلاوت پر فرشتے حاضر ہوتے ہیں۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Al Yaman] berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Syu'aib] dari [Az Zuhri] berkata, telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Sa'id bin Al Musayyab] dan [Abu Salamah bin 'Abdurrahman] bahwa [Abu Hurairah] berkata, "Aku mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Shalat berjama'ah lebih utama dibanding shalatnya salah seorang dari kalian dengan sendirian dengan dua puluh lima bagian.

Dan Malaikat malam dan Malaikat siang berkumpul pada shalat fajar." Abu Hurairah kemudian berkata, "Jika mau silahkan baca: '(Sesungguhnya shalat fajar disaksikan (oleh para Malaikat) ' (Qs. Al Israa: 78). [Syu'aib] berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku [Nafi'] dari ['Abdullah bin 'Umar] ia berkata, "(Shalat berjama'ah) dilebihkan dengan dua puluh tujuh derajat

Ebu Hureyre (r.a.) Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle dediğini işittiğini nakletmiştir: "Cemaatle kılınan namaz tek başına kılınan namazdan yirmi beş kat daha faziletlidir. Gece ve gündüz melekleri sabah namazında bir araya gelirler." (Ravi der ki) sonra Ebu Hureyre (r.a.) şöyle dedi: Dilerseniz namazda şu âyeti okuyun: Çünkü sabah namazı şahitlidir. «...Sabah vaktin de namaz kıl. Çünkü sabah vakti şahitlidir...» [İsrâ 78] Diğer tahric: Tirmizi Tefsirul Kur’an; Müslim, Mesacid

Sahih al-Bukhari 648, Book 10, Call to Prayers (Adhaan), Hadith 45. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) explained that the reward and recompense of a man's prayer in congregation with the Imam is better than twenty-five prayers that he performs alone in his home or marketplace. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) then mentioned that the angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the Fajr prayer.

Then Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), citing evidence for this, says: Recite, if you wish: {The recitation of dawn is ever witnessed [by the angels].} [Surat al-Isrā’: 78] i.e., the Fajr prayer is witnessed by the angels of the night and the angels of the day.

What it teaches

  • Ibn Hajar said: The prayer in the mosque in congregation is superior to the prayer in the house and the marketplace, whether in congregation or individually. Ibn Daqīq al-'Īd stated this.
  • The Hadīth highlights the excellence of the Fajr prayer because the angels assemble exclusively in it.
  • Ibn Bāz said: A believer should be keen to maintain prayer in congregation, even if his house is far, in order to attain this great goodness.
  • An-Nawawi, in reconciling between the narrations, said that the congregational prayer is better than the individual prayer by twenty-five degrees in one narration and by twenty-seven in another. The reconciliation between them can be understood in three ways: 1. There is no contradiction, as mentioning the lesser number does not negate the greater. The concept of a specific number is invalid according to the Scholars of Usūl (Islamic jurisprudence). 2. It may be that he first mentioned the lesser number, and later Allah Almighty informed him of the greater reward, which he then conveyed. 3. The reward can vary depending on the conditions of the worshipers and the prayer itself. For some, the reward may be twenty-five, and for others, twenty-seven, depending on the perfection of their prayer, their adherence to its proper postures, humility and focus, the number of worshipers and their merit, the virtue of the place of prayer, and other factors. And Allah knows best.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abu al-Yaman al-Hakam ibn NafiTold us, Fourth generation, died 221 AH
  3. 3Shuayb ibn Abi HamzahInformed us, Third generation, died 162 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Said ibn al-MusayyibInformed me, Successor, died 87 AH
  6. 6أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِWith
  7. 7Abu HurayrahThat, Companion, died 57 AH

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