Riyad as-Salihin, 1057
Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The person who will receive the highest reward for Salat (prayer) is the one who comes to perform it in the mosque from the farthest distance. And he who waits for Salat to perform it with the Imam (in congregation) will have a greater reward than the one who observes it alone and then goes to sleep." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
إن أعظم الناس أجرًا في الصلاة أبعدهم إليها ممشى، فأبعدهم، والذي ينتظر الصلاة حتى يصليها مع الإمام أعظم أجرًا من الذي يصليها ثم ينام
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 8, Hadith 67
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) When a person experiences a greater difficulty in performing an act of worship, within the permissible bounds in the Shariah, he gets a greater reward.<br>
2) A person gets a greater reward if he delays the ‘Ishā’ prayer and offers it in congregation with the Imām.