Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2119
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صَلاَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلاَتِهِ فِي سُوقِهِ وَبَيْتِهِ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً، وَذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ، لاَ يُرِيدُ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةَ، لاَ يَنْهَزُهُ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ، لَمْ يَخْطُ خَطْوَةً إِلاَّ رُفِعَ بِهَا دَرَجَةً، أَوْ حُطَّتْ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ، وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُصَلِّي عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ، مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ فِيهِ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْذِ فِيهِ ". وَقَالَ " أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا كَانَتِ الصَّلاَةُ تَحْبِسُهُ ".
Qutayba narrated to us: Jarir narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The prayer of one of you in congregation exceeds his prayer in his marketplace or his home by twenty-odd degrees. This is because when he performs ablution and does it well, then comes to the mosque intending nothing but prayer, and nothing impels him except prayer, every step he takes raises him a degree or removes a sin from him. The angels invoke blessings upon one of you for as long as he remains in his place of prayer. They say: O Allah, bless him; O Allah, have mercy on him—as long as he does not invalidate his ablution there or cause disturbance. One of you is in prayer for as long as the prayer holds him there.”