Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Prayer in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than prayer offered alone.
Sahih al-Bukhari 645, Sahih Muslim 650
What this hadith teaches
Praying together multiplies the reward, joins hearts, and lets Muslims know and look after one another.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Umar
- Chapter
- Congregation and rows
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 645, as given on sunnah.com.