Hadith on Salat: Voluntary prayer better in private

Suhayb ibn Sinan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Prayer in congregation is like performing twenty-five prayers alone. Voluntary prayer where no one can see him is like performing twenty-five prayers under the eyes of people.”

Source: al-Targhīb fī Faḍā’il al-A’māl li-Ibn Shāhīn 67

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ صُهَيْبِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ مِثْلُ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً فِي الْوَحْدَةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ تَطَوُّعًا حَيْثُ لَا يَرَاهُ أَحَدٌ مِثْلُ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً عَلَى أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ

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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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