Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man's prayer with the congregation is twenty-five or twenty-six times greater than his prayer at home or in the market. And that is because when one of you performs ablution and does it well, then comes to the mosque with no other intention except to perform prayer, and the only thing that brings him out is the prayer, then for every step he takes, one rank is raised for him and one sin is erased, until he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque, he remains in prayer as long as the prayer keeps him in the mosque, and as long as a person remains in the place where he performed the prayer, the angels pray for him, saying: O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! Have mercy on him, O Allah! Accept his repentance. (This supplication continues) as long as he does not harm anyone or as long as he does not lose his ablution.