“We performed the Maghrib (prayer) with the Messenger of Allah, then those who went back went back, and those who stayed, stayed. Then the Messenger of Allah came back in a hurry, out of breath, with his garment pulled up to his knees, and said: ‘Be of good cheer, for your Lord has opened one […]
The Messenger of Allah said: “If you see a man frequenting the mosques, then bear witness to his faith. Allah says: ‘The mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. ‘”
“I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he would face the prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great).”
They heard the Prophet say on his pulpit: “People should desist from failing to attend the congregations, otherwise Allah will seal their hearts, and they will be among the negligent.”
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let men desist from failing to attend the congregation, otherwise I will burn their houses down.’”
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘If the people knew what (reward) there is in the ‘Isha’ prayer and fajr prayer, they would come even if they had to crawl.’”
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the ‘Isha’ prayer and the Fajr prayer. If only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.’”
The Prophet used to say: “Whoever performs prayer in congregation at the mosque for forty nights, never missing the first Rak’ah of the ‘Isha’ prayer, Allah will thereby decree for him salvation from the Fire.”
The Prophet said: “Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.”
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘the prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-five levels higher than his prayer in his home.’”