Attar bin Yasar narrates from an Ansari man of Banu Bayadah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one day, while in the state of i'tikaf in the mosque, preached to the people, warned them, and encouraged them, then said: "Every worshipper is whispering to his Lord, so do not recite aloud over one another."

Saeed bin Abu Saeed Maqbari narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was returning from Mount Tur when he met Sayyiduna Abu Basrah Jameel bin Basrah (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to him: If you had met me before going there, you would not have gone there, because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Mounts should only be set out for three mosques: Al-Masjid Al-Haram, my mosque (i.e., Al-Masjid An-Nabawi), and Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best (two) places to which one should undertake a journey are this mosque of mine and the Ancient House (i.e., the House of Allah)."

Abdullah bin Uthman bin Arqam narrates from his grandfather Sayyiduna Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace be upon him) asked me: "Where are you intending to go?" I said: To Bayt al-Maqdis. He (peace be upon him) then asked: "For the purpose of trade?" I said: No, my intention is to pray in Bayt al-Maqdis. He (peace be upon him) said: "Praying here (i.e., in Madinah) is a thousand times better than praying there (i.e., in Ilya)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is pleased with the congregational prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times superior to the prayer of a person performed alone. The angels of the night and the day gather at the Fajr prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A man's prayer with the congregation is twenty-five degrees greater than his prayer alone, and if he is in a deserted wilderness and performs ablution, bowing, and prostration in a complete manner, then his prayer reaches up to fifty degrees."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is blessing in three things: in gatherings, in tharid (a dish of bread and meat), and in the pre-dawn meal (suhur)."

Sayyiduna Qubath bin Ashyam Laithi رضي الله عنه narrates that the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "The prayer of two people, in which one leads the other, is better than eight prayers performed consecutively alone, and the prayer of four persons, in which one leads the others in congregation, is better than a hundred prayers performed consecutively alone."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs prayers in congregation for forty days, catching the first Takbir (i.e., Takbir al-Tahrimah) with the Imam, two freedoms will be written for him: freedom from Hell and freedom from hypocrisy." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas, Sayyiduna Abu Kahil, and Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them).