2/62. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 578 — Reward for Praying Again in Congregation
The One Who Prays In His House, Then Catches The Congregation, He Should Pray With Them
Hadith About Praying at Home Then Joining the Mosque Congregation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 578
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 578
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى ابْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَفِيفَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ، مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدِ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ فَقَالَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُنَا فِي مَنْزِلِهِ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْمَسْجِدَ وَتُقَامُ الصَّلاَةُ فَأُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْ فَأَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا . فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سَأَلْنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " ذَلِكَ لَهُ سَهْمُ جَمْعٍ " .
A man from Banu Asad b. Khuzaimah asked Abu Ayyub al-Ansari: if one of us prays in his house, then comes to the mosque and finds that the iqamah is being called, and if I pray along with them ( in congregation), I feel something inside about it. Abu Ayyub replied: We asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He said: That is a share from the spoils received by the warriors (i.e. he will receive double the reward of the prayer).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 578In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 188English translation : Book 2, Hadith 578
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 578
This hadith about praying at home then joining the mosque congregation speaks to a real concern. A man asked Abu Ayyub al-Ansari about someone who prayed in his house, then came to the mosque when the iqamah was being called, and felt uneasy about praying again with the people. Abu Ayyub replied that they had asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about this. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described it as a share from the spoils received by warriors, explained in the translation as a double reward of the prayer. The report does not ask the reader to invent extra details. It simply gives comfort that joining the congregation after a prior prayer can carry added reward in that case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The questioner felt uneasy about praying again after praying at home.
- Abu Ayyub said they asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about this matter.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described the added prayer as a share of reward, as explained in the translation.
