5/42. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 650c — More Than Twenty Degrees
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 More Than Twenty Degrees
Sahih Muslim : 650c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 650c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالاَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، " بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ " . وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ " سَبْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً " .
Ibn Numair reported it on the authority of his father (a preference of) more than twenty (degrees) and Abu Bakr in his narration (has narrated it) twenty- seven degrees.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 650cIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 312USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1367
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 650c
This narration about congregational prayer records a wording difference in the report. Ibn Numair narrated it as more than twenty degrees, while Abu Bakr's narration mentioned twenty-seven degrees. The hadith is still centered on the same theme: prayer in congregation is better than praying alone. The text is careful and tells us exactly what each narrator said. It does not ask the reader to ignore the wording difference. It simply reports it. For someone searching Sahih Muslim 650c explanation, more than twenty degrees prayer hadith, or twenty-seven degrees congregation, the key point is that both forms point to the added excellence of praying with the group.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records wording differences with care.
- Both wordings point to the merit of congregational prayer.
- The hadith keeps the focus on prayer with the group being better than prayer alone.
