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Sahih al-Bukhari 6113 (Book 78, Hadith 140) #5869
Praying at Home is More Beneficial

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) discouraged people from praying in the mosque and encouraged them to pray at home, as it is more beneficial.

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Allah's Messenger ﷺ made a small room (with a palm leaf mat). Allah's Messenger ﷺ came out (of his house) and prayed in it. Some men came and joined him in his prayer. Then again the next night they came for the prayer, but Allah's Messenger ﷺ delayed and did not come out to them. So they raised their voices and knocked the door with small stones (to draw his attention). He came out to them in a state of anger, saying, "You are still insisting (on your deed, ie Tarawih prayer in the mosque) that I thought that this prayer (Tarawih) might become obligatory on you. So you people, offer this prayer at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is the one which he offers at home, except the compulsory (congregational) prayer".
وَقَالَ الْمَكِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ أَبُو النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ احْتَجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُجَيْرَةً مُخَصَّفَةً أَوْ حَصِيرًا، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِيهَا، فَتَتَبَّعَ إِلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ وَجَاءُوا يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ، ثُمَّ جَاءُوا لَيْلَةً فَحَضَرُوا وَأَبْطَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَحَصَبُوا الْبَابَ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ مَا زَالَ بِكُمْ صَنِيعُكُمْ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُكْتَبُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ، فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ صَلاَةِ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ، إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ
TOPICS
prayer  *  home  *  obligatory  *  compulsory

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize personal prayer over congregational ones, make use of homes for worshiping Allah SWT by offering regular prayers there instead of going out to mosques every time we want to pray .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of prayer and how it should be done. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH discouraged people from praying in the mosque and instead encouraged them to pray at home, as it is more beneficial. He said that the best prayer of a person is one which he offers at home, except for obligatory congregational prayers. This hadith teaches us that we should prioritize our personal prayers over congregational ones, as they are more rewarding and beneficial for us spiritually. It also encourages us to make use of our homes for worshiping Allah SWT by offering regular prayers there instead of going out to mosques every time we want to pray.

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