Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 620 – Volume 1, Book 11

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Volume 1, Book 11, Number 620:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty five
times greater than that of the prayer offered in one's house or in the market (alone). And this is be –
cause if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole in –
tention of praying, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in re –
ward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds). When he offers his pray –
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er, the angels keep on asking Allah's Blessings and Allah's forgiveness for him as long as he is (stay –
ing) at his Musalla. They say, 'O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to
him.' And one is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer."