English
It is narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer. After he finished, he asked, 'Is so-and-so present?' They said, 'No.' He asked, 'Is so-and-so present?' They said, 'No.' He then said: 'These two prayers (Fajr and Asr) are the heaviest prayers for the hypocrites. If you knew the virtue of these two prayers, you would come to them even if you had to crawl on your knees. The first row is like the row of angels. If you knew its virtue, you would race to it. A man’s prayer with another man is more virtuous than his prayer alone, and his prayer with two men is more virtuous than his prayer with one man. The more (people there are), the more beloved it is to Allah.'"
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 554 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan al-Nasa'i 843 (unverified) 95% confidence
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Note 1
ف: حضور صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے جماعت میں نہ آنے والوں کو منافق فرمایا، اس سے جماعت کا وجوب ثابت ہوا اور نماز کے لئے مسجد میں آنے کا وجوب بھی اس سے ظاہر ہو رہا ہے کیوں کہ حضور صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے ان کی غیر حاضری مسجد پر ہی یہ سخت وعید فرمائی۔ اگر گھر کی جماعت کافی ہوتی تو مسجد میں نہ آنے پر یہ وعید نہ ہوتی۔ (اعلاء السنن)