Hadith on Hypocrisy: They would crawl to prayer if they knew

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No prayer is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the dawn and evening prayers. If they knew the blessing in them, they would come even if they had to crawl.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 657, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 651

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

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ صَلَاةٌ أَثْقَلَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ مِنْ الْفَجْرِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا

657 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب فضل العشاء في الجماعة

651 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب فضل صلاة الجماعة وبيان التشديد في التخلف عنها

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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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