4/14. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 777 — Preserve the Five Daily Prayers in Congregation
Walking To prayer
Preserving the Five Daily Prayers Where the Call Is Given
Sunan Ibn Majah : 777
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 777
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَجَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ غَدًا مُسْلِمًا فَلْيُحَافِظْ عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ حَيْثُ يُنَادَى بِهِنَّ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْهُدَى وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَرَعَ لِنَبِيِّكُمْ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ سُنَنَ الْهُدَى وَلَعَمْرِي لَوْ أَنَّ كُلَّكُمْ صَلَّى فِي بَيْتِهِ لَتَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَلَوْ تَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ لَضَلَلْتُمْ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَمَا يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهَا إِلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ مَعْلُومُ النِّفَاقِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ فِي الصَّفِّ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَطَهَّرُ فَيُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ فَيَعْمِدُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَمَا يَخْطُو خَطْوَةً إِلاَّ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Whoever would like to meet Allah tomorrow (i.e. on the Day of Judgment) as a Muslim, let him preserve these five (daily) prayer when the call for them is given, for they are part of the ways of guidance, and Allah prescribed the ways of guidance to your Prophet. By Allah, if each of you prays in his house, you will have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, and if you abandon the Sunnah of your Prophet you will go astray.I remember when no one stayed behind from the prayer except a hypocrite who was known for his hypocrisy. I have a man coming supported by two others, until he joined the row (of worshippers). There is no man who purifies himself and does it well, and comes to the mosque and prays there, but for every step that he takes, Allah raises him in status one degree thereby, and takes away one of his sins.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 777In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 777
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 777
This narration from Abdullah strongly stresses preserving the five daily prayers where the call is given. He describes these prayers as part of the ways of guidance and warns against abandoning the Sunnah of the Prophet. He also remembers a time when people were so committed that even a man needing support from two others would be brought until he joined the row. The narration ends with the reward of purifying oneself well, going to the mosque, and receiving a raised degree and removal of sin with every step. The message is about commitment to congregational prayer and respect for the call to salah. It should be read as Abdullah's strong reminder to value the mosque and the prayer rows.
What we learn from this hadith
- Preserve the five daily prayers when the call is given.
- Congregational prayer is described as part of the ways of guidance.
- The narration shows strong commitment to joining the row of worshippers.
- Good purification and walking to the mosque are linked to raised rank and removed sin.
