What are the hadiths aboutcongregational ritual prayers (salat al juma)? Examples of hadiths about congregational ritual prayers (salat al juma)…
According to Abu Saʿid (al-Khudri) (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “If you see a man who comes to the mosques (masjid) regularly, then bear witness to his faith! This is because Allah, the Exalted, says, ‘The only ones who tend Allah’s places of worship are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, who keep up the prayer, who pay the prescribed alms, and who fear no one but Allah …’” (Al-Tawba, 9: 18; al-Tirmidhi, al-Iman, 8; (Ibn Maja, al-Masajid, 19)
ʿAbd Allah b. ʿUmar (ra) reported that Allah’s Messenger (saw) said, “The ritual prayer performed in congregation is twenty-seven times superior to the ritual prayer performed by a person alone.” (al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, 30; Muslim, al-Masajid, 249)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “When a man goes out of his house to go to the mosque then with one step a merit is recorded for him and with the other a sin of his is erased.”
(al-Nasaʾi, al-Masajid, 14; Ibn Hanbal, II, 320)
Abu Masʿud (ra) said, “The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to touch our shoulders in prayer and say, ‘Keep straight, don’t stand uneven, lest there would be dissension in your hearts! …’” (Muslim, al-Salat, 122)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “Whoever goes to the mosque at fajr and in the evening (for the congregational prayer), Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Paradise for (what he has done) at fajr and in the evening.” (al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, 37; Muslim, al-Masajid, 285)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
Hadiths About The Five Daily Obligatory Ritual Prayers (Salat)
