Authentic hadithرواه أبو داود والنسائي وأحمد

These two prayers are the most burdensome of all prayers for the hypocrites. If you knew what they contain, you would come to them, even if you had to crawl on your knees

عن أُبيِّ بن كعبٍ رضي الله عنه قال: صلَّى بنا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يومًا الصُّبحَ فقال: «أشاهِد فُلان؟» قالوا: لا، قال: «أشاهِدٌ فُلان؟» قالوا: لا، قال: «إنَّ هاتيَنِ الصَّلاتين أثقَلُ الصَّلَواتِ على المُنافقين، ولو تعلمون ما فيهما لأتيتُمُوهما ولو حَبْوًا على الرُّكب، وإن الصفَّ الأوّلَ على مِثلِ صَفِّ الملائكة، ولو عَلِمتُم ما فضيلتُه لابتَدَرتُموهُ، وإنّ صلاةَ الرجل مع الرجل أزكى من صلاتِه وحدَه، وصلاتَه مع الرجلَين أزكى من صلاتِه مع الرجل، وما كَثُرَ فهو أحبُّ إلى الله تعالى».

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Fajr prayer one day and then asked: Is so-and-so attending this prayer of ours? The Companions replied: No! Then he said: Is so-and-so present? Another person. They said: No!

So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers are the most burdensome of all prayers for the hypocrites, as people are mostly lazy at their time and they have little chance of Riyā’ (show-off), for they are not seen in darkness.

If you, O believers, knew the additional reward and recompense that results from the Fajr and ‘Ishā’ prayers - as the amount of reward depends on the amount of difficulty - you would come to them, even if you had to crawl on your hands and knees. The first row, in terms of their closeness to the Imām, is like the row of angels in terms of their closeness to Allah Almighty. If the believers knew the merit of the first row, they would race to join it.

And indeed, a man's prayer with another man brings more reward and impact than his prayer alone, and his prayer with two men is better than his prayer with one man. A prayer attended by a lot of worshippers is more rewarding and pleasing to Allah.

Source

سنن أبي داود (1/ 415) (554). سنن النسائي (2/ 104) (843). مسند أحمد (35/ 188) (21265). شرح الطيبي على مشكاة المصابيح، لشرف الدين الطيبي (4/ 1132). مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح، لعلي القاري (3/ 838). سبل السلام شرح بلوغ المرام، للصنعاني (1/ 360 ). شرح سنن أبي داود، لعبد المحسن العباد (40/ 11).
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