Sunan Abi Dawud 560 — Prayer in Congregation and Alone

Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 560

This Hadith about prayer in congregation says that congregational prayer is equal to twenty-five prayers offered alone. Abu Said al-Khudri also reported that if a person prays in a jungle and completes its bowing and prostrations perfectly, it becomes equal to fifty prayers in reward. Abu Dawud then mentions another version that says the prayer of a single person in a jungle is multiplied above his prayer in congregation. Since the report contains this note, the explanation should keep both parts visible. The core message is that prayer in congregation has a stated reward, and prayer done properly in open land is also mentioned with a special reward.