Hadith 1086
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Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, says: "And establish the prayer and give the zakah and bow with those who bow." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:43).
Allah (swt) has commanded the congregation as He commanded the prayer. Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has made it obligatory upon the people to pray five times a day, from Jumu’ah to Jumu’ah, totaling thirty-five prayers. Among them, one prayer is obligatory in congregation, which is the Jumu’ah prayer. As for the other prayers, it is not obligatory to pray in congregation, but it is a recommended practice (Sunnah).
Whoever neglects it without a valid excuse has no prayer. Whoever neglects three consecutive Jumu’ah prayers without a valid excuse is considered a hypocrite. A man's prayer in congregation is worth twenty-five degrees more than his prayer alone in Paradise. The prayer in congregation is worth twenty-four prayers more than the individual prayer, making a total of twenty-five prayers.
قال الله تبارك وتعالى: " وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة واركعوا مع الراكعين "
فأمر الله بالجماعة كما أمر بالصلاة، وفرض الله تبارك وتعالى على الناس من الجمعة إلى الجمعة خمسا وثلاثين صلاة، فيها صلاة واحدة فرضها الله في جماعة وهي الجمعة فأما سائر الصلوات فليس الاجتماع إليها بمفروض ولكنه سنة، من تركها رغبة عنها وعن جماعة المسلمين من غير علة فلا صلاة له ومن ترك ثلاث جمعات متواليات من غير علة فهو منافق وصلاة الرجل في جماعة تفضل على صلاة الرجل وحده بخمس وعشرين درجة في الجنة، والصلاة في الجماعة تفضل صلاة الفرد بأربع وعشرين صلاة فيكون خمسا وعشرين صلاة.
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