“The prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-five times more superior (in reward) to his prayer in his house or market – and this is because he makes the wudu’ and perfects it and goes to the mosque with the sole purpose of performing the salah. He does not then take a step without being raised a degree and having one of his sins erased. Once he prayed and as long as he did not lose his wudu, the angels keep on praying [for him] ‘O Allah, bless him. O Allah, have mercy on him.’ And he is considered in salah as long as he is waiting for the salah.”

Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

صلاة الرجل في الجماعة تضعف صلاته في بيته وفي سوقه خمسًا وعشرين درجة، وذلك أنه إذا »
توضأ فأحسن الوضوء، ثم خرج إلى الصلاة لا يخرجه إلا الصلاة، لم يخط خطوة إلا رفعت له ﺑﻬا
درجة وحط عنه ﺑﻬا خطيئة، فإذا صلى، لم تزل الملائكة تصلي عليه ما دام في مصلاه: اللهم صل
.« عليه، اللهم ارحمه، ولا يزال في صلاة ما انتظر الصلاة

“The prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-five times more superior (in reward) to his prayer in his house or market – and this is because he makes the wudu’ and perfects it and goes to the mosque with the sole purpose of performing the salah. He does not then take a step without being raised a degree and having one of his sins erased. Once he prayed and as long as he did not lose his wudu, the angels keep on praying [for him] ‘O Allah, bless him. O Allah, have mercy on him.’ And he is considered in salah as long as he is waiting for the salah.”

Agreed upon