Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "The prayer offered in congregation is twenty-seven degrees more rewardable than a prayer offered by a single person." [Agreed upon] . Both al-Bukhari and Muslim have also reported through Abu Hurairah (RA): "Twenty-five degrees (more)." Likewise, al-Bukhari reported from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: "He ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said (the word) Daraja (degree)."

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I have thought of giving orders for fuel wood to be gathered, then giving orders for Salat (prayer) and having the Adhan called, then ordering a man to lead the people (in prayer), then going off to some people (men) who are not present at the prayer and burning down their houses upon them. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, if one of them knew he would find a fat meaty bone or two fine sheep hooves he would attend the 'Isha' (evening prayer)." [Agreed upon, and the wording is that of al-Bukhari] .

Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)] : Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "The most burdensome prayers for hypocrites are the 'Isha' and the Fajr prayers and if they knew what (rewards) these (prayers) contain, they would have come to them (in the mosques), even though they had to crawl on their knees." [Agreed upon] .

Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)] : A blind man came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have no guide to take me to the mosque." He [the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )] therefore permitted him (to pray at his house), then when the man turned away the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) called him and asked, "Can you hear the Adhan (call) for prayer?" He answered, "Yes". He [the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )] said, "Then respond to it." [Reported by Muslim] .

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse." [Reported by Ibn Majah, ad-Daraqutni, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim. Its chain of narration meets Muslim's conditions, but some Hadith scholars held that the stronger view is that it is Mawquf (saying of a Companion)] .

Narrated Yazid bin al-Aswad (RA): He offered the morning prayer with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and when Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) finished his prayer, he saw two men who had not prayed with him. He ordered them to be brought and they were brought trembling with fear. He asked them what had prevented you from praying with us?" They said, "We had already prayed at our homes." He said, "Don't do so! If you pray at your homes and then you come while the Imam has not yet performed the prayer, you must pray with him, and it will be a voluntary prayer for you." [Reported by Ahmad - with his wording - and ath-Thalathah. at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "The Imam has been appointed to be followed (in the congregational prayers). So, when he utters the Takbir, utter the Takbir too, and do not utter the Takbir until he utters it. When he bows, you should bow, and do not bow until he bows. When he says, "Allah listens to him who praises him," say, "O Allah, our Rabb, to you is the praise." When he prostrates, you prostrate; and do not prostrate until he prostrates. If he prays standing, pray standing, and if he prays sitting, all of you pray sitting." [Reported by Abu Dawud and the wording is his] . And its basic meaning is in the Sahihain (of al-Bukhari and Muslim)] .

Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA): When Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saw a tendency among his Companions of going to the back he said, "Come forward and follow my lead and let those behind you follow you." [Reported by Muslim] .

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit (RA): Allah's ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) made a small room of a mat (i.e. he used it to designate a space for prayer) and prayed inside it. The people followed him, and they came to pray behind him. The narrator mentioned the rest of the Hadith, and it contains the words: "The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers)." [Agreed upon] .

Narrated Jabir (RA): Mu'adh bin Jabal (RA) led his companions in the al-'Isha (night prayer) and prolonged it for them. Upon this the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to him, "O Mu'adh, do you want to become a Fattan? When you lead people in prayers, recite ash-Shamsi wa duhaha (Surat 91), Sabbihisma Rabbikal-A'la (Surat 87), Iqra' Bismi Rabbika (Surat 96) and Wal-Laili idha yaghsha (Surat 92)." [Agreed upon. And the wording is from Muslim] .