ONE HADITH A DAY
Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, An-Nasā’i, and Ahmad · Authentic
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».
“’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer one day and said: "Is so-and-so present?" They replied: 'No.' He said: "Is so-and-so present?" They replied: 'No.' Thereupon, he said: "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. The first row is like that of the angels, and if you knew the nature of its excellence, you would race to join it. A man's prayer with another man is purer than his prayer alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one man; the greater the number, the more pleasing it is to Allah Almighty."”