Narrated Malik:We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. We were all young and of about the same age. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very kind and merciful. When he realized our longing for our families, he asked about our homes and the people there and we told him. Then he asked us to go back to our families and stay with them and teach them (the religion) and to order them to do good things. He also mentioned some other things which I have (remembered or [??] ) forgotten. The Prophet (ﷺ) then added, ""Pray as you have seen me praying and when it is the time for the prayer one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should lead the prayer

Narrated Nafi`:Once in a cold night, Ibn `Umar pronounced the Adhan for the prayer at Dajnan (the name of a mountain) and then said, ""Pray at your homes"", and informed us that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to tell the Mu'adh-dhin to pronounce Adhan and say, ""Pray at your homes"" at the end of the Adhan on a rainy or a very cold night during the journey

Narrated `Aun bin Abi Juhaifa:My father said, ""I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at a place called Al-Abtah. Bilal came and informed him about the prayer and then came out with a short spear (or stick) and planted it in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at Al-Abtah and pronounced the Iqama

Narrated `Aun bin Abi Juhaifa:My father said, ""I saw Bilal turning his face from side to side while pronouncing the Adhan for the prayer

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:My father said, ""While we were praying with the Prophet (ﷺ) he heard the noise of some people. After the prayer he said, 'What is the matter?' They replied 'We were hurrying for the prayer.' He said, 'Do not make haste for the prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""When you hear the Iqama, proceed to offer the prayer with calmness and solemnity and do not make haste. And pray whatever you are able to pray and complete whatever you have missed

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:My father said. ""Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If the Iqama is pronounced then do not stand for the prayer till you see me (in front of you)

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, ""Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If the Iqama is pronounced, then do not stand for the prayer till you see me (in front of you) and do it calmly

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out (of the mosque) when the Iqama had been pronounced and the rows straightened. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood at his Musalla (praying place) and we waited for the Prophet (ﷺ) to begin the prayer with Takbir. He left and asked us to remain in our places. We kept on standing till the Prophet returned and the water was trickling from his head for he had taken a bath (of Janaba)

Narrated Abu Huraira:Once Iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went forward (to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, ""Remain in your places."" And he went out, took a bath and returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), `Umar bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ""O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, I could not pray (the `Asr) till the sun had set."" `Umar told this to the Prophet at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet (ﷺ) then went to Buthan and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the `Asr prayer after the sun had set and then the Maghrib prayer

Narrated Anas:Once the Iqama was pronounced and the Prophet (ﷺ) was talking to a man (in a low voice) in a corner of the mosque and he did not lead the prayer till (some of) the people had slept (dozed in a sitting posture)

Narrated Anas bin Malik:Once Iqama was pronounced a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and detained him (from the prayer)

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting firewood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer 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 soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the `Isha' prayer

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by a person alone.""

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the prayer offered by a person alone.""

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one's house or in the market (alone). And this is because if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds). When he offers his prayer, the angels keep on asking Allah's Blessings and Allah's forgiveness for him as long as he is (staying) at his Musalla. They say, 'O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to him.' And one is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer

Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman:Abu Huraira said, ""I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'The reward of a prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of a prayer offered by a person alone. The angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the time of Fajr prayer.' "" Abu Huraira then added, ""Recite the Holy Book if you wish, for ""Indeed, the recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn (Fajr prayer) is ever witnessed."" (17:)

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:The reward of the congregational prayer is twenty seven times greater (than that of the prayer offered by a person alone)

Narrated Salim:I heard Um Ad-Darda' saying, ""Abu Ad-Darda' entered the house in an angry mood. I said to him. 'What makes you angry?' He replied, 'By Allah! I do not find the followers of Muhammad doing those good things (which they used to do before) except the offering of congregational prayer."" (This happened in the last days of Abu Ad-Darda' during the rule of `Uthman)

Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""The people who get tremendous reward for the prayer are those who are farthest away (from the mosque) and then those who are next farthest and so on. Similarly one who waits to pray with the Imam has greater reward than one who prays and goes to bed

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""While a man was going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it from the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that."" Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an Abdominal disease, one who dies of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah's cause."" (The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, ""If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they would race for it and if they knew the reward for `Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would attend them even if they were to crawl

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""While a man was going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it from the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that."" Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an Abdominal disease, one who dies of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah's cause."" (The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, ""If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they would race for it and if they knew the reward for `Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would attend them even if they were to crawl

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""While a man was going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it from the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that."" Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an Abdominal disease, one who dies of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah's cause."" (The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, ""If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they would race for it and if they knew the reward for `Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would attend them even if they were to crawl

Narrated Humaid:Anas said, ""The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'O Bani Salima! Don't you think that for every step of yours (that you take towards the mosque) there is a reward (while coming for prayer)?"" Mujahid said: ""Regarding Allah's Statement: ""We record that which they have sent before (them), and their traces"" (36.12). 'Their traces' means 'their steps.' "" And Anas said that the people of Bani Salima wanted to shift to a place near the Prophet (ﷺ) but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) disliked the idea of leaving their houses uninhabited and said, ""Don't you think that you will get the reward for your footprints."" Mujahid said, ""Their foot prints mean their foot steps and their going on foot

Narrated Humaid:Anas said, ""The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'O Bani Salima! Don't you think that for every step of yours (that you take towards the mosque) there is a reward (while coming for prayer)?"" Mujahid said: ""Regarding Allah's Statement: ""We record that which they have sent before (them), and their traces"" (36.12). 'Their traces' means 'their steps.' "" And Anas said that the people of Bani Salima wanted to shift to a place near the Prophet (ﷺ) but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) disliked the idea of leaving their houses uninhabited and said, ""Don't you think that you will get the reward for your footprints."" Mujahid said, ""Their foot prints mean their foot steps and their going on foot

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""No prayer is heavier upon the hypocrites than the Fajr and the `Isha' prayers and if they knew what is in them (in reward), they would have attended them, even if (it was) crawling. Certainly, I felt the urge to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) so that he would pronounce Iqama, then order a man to lead the people (in prayer), then take a flame of fire so that I burn (the houses) upon those who had not left for the prayer yet

Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:Prophet said (to two persons), ""Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ""The angels keep on asking for Allah's Blessing and Forgiveness for anyone of you as long as he is at his Musalla (praying place) and does not do Hadath (passes wind). The angels say, 'O Allah! Forgive him and be Merciful to him.' Each one of you is in the prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer and nothing but the prayer detains him from going to his family

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ""Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His. (These seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation), two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only, a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity), and a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears