Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone

Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone."

[Authentic hadith] [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim]

Explanation

This Hadīth shows the virtue of praying in congregation over praying alone, because praying in congregation - due to what it contains of great, immense benefit - is more virtuous and increases the reward by twenty-seven times more than praying alone. This is due to the great gap between the two in terms of achieving the target. Without a doubt, whoever misses out on this great profit is deprived.

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Virtue and Rulings of Congregational Prayer