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Musnad Ahmad 217 (Book 2, Hadith 134) #33909
Praying in Congregation

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) encouraged people to pray in the mosque and if it was too crowded, they should pray on each other's backs.

It was narrated that Sayyar bin al-Ma'roor said: I heard 'Umar giving a khutbah, and he said: The Messenger of Allah built this mosque and we, the Muhajireen and Ansar, were with him. If it gets too crowded, then let one of you prostrate on his brother's back. And he saw people (on one occasion) praying in the street and said: Pray in the mosque,
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَّامٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ الْمَعْرُورِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَنَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ وَنَحْنُ مَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ فَإِذَا اشْتَدَّ الزِّحَامُ فَلْيَسْجُدْ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ أَخِيهِ وَرَأَى قَوْمًا يُصَلُّونَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ صَلُّوا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ

TOPICS
mosque  *  pray  *  congregation  *  prostrate

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of praying in congregation. It was narrated by Sayyar bin al-Ma'roor that he heard 'Umar giving a khutbah, and he said that the Messenger of Allah built this mosque and we, the Muhajireen and Ansar, were with him. If it gets too crowded, then let one of you prostrate on his brother's back. On one occasion, Prophet Muhammad saw people praying in the street and said to them to pray in the mosque instead. This hadith teaches us that we should always try to attend congregational prayers at mosques as much as possible because it is a great way for Muslims to come together as a community and strengthen their faith through prayer. It also shows us how important it is for us to look out for each other’s well-being even when we are worshipping God together - if there isn't enough space for everyone inside the mosque then those who can should offer their backs so others can prostrate on them during prayer time.

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