Forty days with the first takbir

Forty days of congregational prayer from the first takbir: freedom from the Fire and hypocrisy.

Narrated by Anas ibn Malik

Whoever prays for Allah forty days in congregation, catching the first takbir, two freedoms will be written for him: freedom from the Fire and freedom from hypocrisy.

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 241

What this hadith teaches

A practical goal for anyone: forty days in a row, arriving before the imam's opening "Allahu Akbar".

Reference and grade

Grade
Hasan (al-Albani)
Narrator
Anas ibn Malik

The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث

مَنْ صَلَّى لِلَّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا فِي جَمَاعَةٍ يُدْرِكُ التَّكْبِيرَةَ الأُولَى كُتِبَتْ لَهُ بَرَاءَتَانِ بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ وَبَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ

Arabic text of Jami' at-Tirmidhi 241, as given on sunnah.com.