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Sahih al-Bukhari 7224 (Book 93, Hadith 83) #6938
The Importance of Congregational Prayer

SUMMARY: This hadith emphasizes the importance of attending compulsory congregational prayer and encourages people to come for 'Isha' prayer even if they know they will receive only a small reward.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ بِحَطَبٍ يُحْتَطَبُ، ثُمَّ آمُرَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَيُؤَذَّنَ لَهَا، ثُمَّ آمُرَ رَجُلاً فَيَؤُمَّ النَّاسَ، ثُمَّ أُخَالِفَ إِلَى رِجَالٍ فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ بُيُوتَهُمْ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنَّهُ يَجِدُ عَرْقًا سَمِينًا أَوْ مَرْمَاتَيْنِ حَسَنَتَيْنِ لَشَهِدَ الْعِشَاءَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ يُونُسُ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِرْمَاةٌ مَا بَيْنَ ظِلْفِ الشَّاةِ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ مِثْلُ مِنْسَاةٍ وَمِيضَاةٍ‏.‏ الْمِيمُ مَخْفُوضَةٌ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  compulsory  *  congregational  *  reward  *  salat  *  wajib  *  jamaaah  *  thawab

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Attend obligatory congregational prayers

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of attending compulsory congregational prayer. It was narrated by Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger said that he was about to order for collecting firewood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and then he would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the compulsory congregational prayer. He further added that if anyone of them knew that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two small pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer. This hadith highlights how important it is to attend compulsory congregational prayers as it is an obligation upon every Muslim regardless of any reward or punishment associated with it. It also encourages Muslims to come forward even if they know they will receive only a small reward as this act itself is rewarding enough in itself.

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