#1506

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:A man's prayer in congregation is more valuable than twenty degrees and some above them as compared with his prayer in his house and his market, for when he performs ablution doing it well, then goes out to the mosque, and he is impelled (to do so) only by (the love of congregational) prayer, he has no other objective before him but prayer. He does not take a step without being raised a degree for it and having a sin remitted for it, till he enters the mosque, and when he is busy in prayer after having entered the mosque. the angels continue to invoke blessing on him as long as he is in his place of worship. saying: O Allah, show him mercy, and pardon him! Accept his repentance (and the angels continue this supplication for him) so long as he does not do any harm in it, or as long as his ablution is not broken

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب جميعا عن ابي معاوية، - قال ابو كريب حدثنا ابو معاوية، - عن الاعمش، عن ابي صالح، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " صلاة الرجل في جماعة تزيد على صلاته في بيته وصلاته في سوقه بضعا وعشرين درجة وذلك ان احدهم اذا توضا فاحسن الوضوء ثم اتى المسجد لا ينهزه الا الصلاة لا يريد الا الصلاة فلم يخط خطوة الا رفع له بها درجة وحط عنه بها خطيية حتى يدخل المسجد فاذا دخل المسجد كان في الصلاة ما كانت الصلاة هي تحبسه والملايكة يصلون على احدكم ما دام في مجلسه الذي صلى فيه يقولون اللهم ارحمه اللهم اغفر له اللهم تب عليه ما لم يوذ فيه ما لم يحدث فيه