5/42. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 649c — Same Meaning, Slight Wording
The virtue of prayer in congregation, and clarifying the stern warning against staying away from it, and that it is fard kifayah
Hadith About Congregational Prayer With Slight Wording Change
Sahih Muslim : 649c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 649c
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدٌ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا " .
A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters with a very slight change of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 649cIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 307USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1362
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 649c
This narration about congregational prayer tells us that a similar report came from Abu Huraira through another chain, with only a slight change in wording. The meaning remains focused on the reward of prayer in congregation being twenty-five parts or degrees above praying alone. Because the text itself says the wording is only slightly different, the explanation should stay simple. The hadith is not adding a new event or a separate ruling. It is preserving the same teaching in another form. For people searching Sahih Muslim 649c explanation or twenty-five parts congregational prayer, the core point remains the same: praying with the group has a higher rank than praying alone.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same teaching may be reported through more than one chain.
- A slight wording change can still carry the same core message.
- The hadith keeps attention on the value of congregational prayer.
