Sayyiduna Mihjan (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when the call to prayer was given. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, led the prayer and came back, while Mihjan remained sitting in his place. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "What prevented you from praying with the people? Are you not a Muslim?" He said: "Of course, O Messenger of Allah! But I had already prayed with my family." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come (to the mosque), pray with the people, even if you have already prayed."

A similar report is narrated from Sayyiduna Mihjan (may Allah be pleased with him). Imam al-Hakim says that this hadith is sahih (authentic), and Imam Malik bin Anas is the authority on the hadith of the people of Madinah. This is one of those reports in which the Companion has only one narrator, for which reason the two Shaykhs do not record it; but it has a corroborating report (shahid) with a sahih chain.

Jabir bin Yazid bin al-Aswad narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Yazid bin al-Aswad, may Allah be pleased with him): I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Mina. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished with the salam, he saw two men at the back of the people. He (peace and blessings be upon him) had them called and asked: "What prevented you from praying with the people?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah! We had already prayed in our camps (tents)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not do that. When one of you has prayed in his camp and then finds the prayer (being held) with the imam, let him pray it with him as well; it will be a voluntary (nafl) prayer for him." This hadith is narrated from Ya'la bin Ata', and Imam Muslim used him as evidence. A large group, including Shu'bah and Hisham bin Hassan, narrated it.