Chapter 42.0

Virtue of (prayer in) congregation

باب فَضْلِ الْجَمَاعَةِ

3 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 837sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromImam MaalikfromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 838sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromImam Maalikfromal-ZuhrifromSa'id ibn al-MusayyibfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ وَحْدَهُ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Praying in congregation is twenty-five portions better than one of you praying alone."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 839sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ubaidullah bin Sa'idfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatanfromal-Qasim ibn Muhammadfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

‏ صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الْفَذِّ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Prayer in congregation is twenty-five levels better than a prayer offered on one's own."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏