Hadith on Masjid: Reward for walking to prayer, waiting for Imam

Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The people with the greatest reward are those who walk the furthest, then the next furthest. Those who wait to pray with the Imam have a greater reward than those who pray alone and then sleep.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 651, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 662

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ أَجْرًا فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَبْعَدُهُمْ فَأَبْعَدُهُمْ مَمْشًى وَالَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَهَا مَعَ الْإِمَامِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ

651 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب فضل صلاة الفجر في جماعة

662 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب فضل كثرة الخطا إلى المساجد

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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