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Chapter 192
ءﺎﺸﻌﻟاو ﺢﺒﺼﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﻋﺎﻤﺠﻟا رﻮﻀﺣ ﻰﻠﻋ ﱢﺚﺤﻟا بﺎﺑ
Urging to Observe 'Isha' and Fajr Prayers in Congregation
1071 ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر َنﺎﻔﻋ ِﻦﺑ َنﺎﻤﺜﻋ ْﻦﻋ َلﺎﻗ ُﻪﻨﻋ : ُلﻮﻘﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮﺳر ُﺖﻌﻤﺳ :» ْﻦَﻣ
ﱠﻠﻟا ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ﺎﻤﱠﻧَﺄَﻜَﻓ ، ٍﺔَﻋﺎَﻤَﺟ ﻲﻓ ﺢْﺒﺼﻟا ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ْﻦَﻣَو ﻞْﻴﱠﻠﻟا ﻒْﺼِﻧ َمﺎﻗ ﺎﻤﱠﻧَﺄَﻜَﻓ ، ٍﺔَﻋﺎَﻤـَﺟ ﻲﻓ َءﺎَﺸِﻌﻟا ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ُﻪﱠﻠُآ ﻞْﻴ «
ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور .
َنﺎﻤﺜﻋ ْﻦﻋ ّيﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا ِﺔﻳاور ﻲﻓو لﺎﻗ ُﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َنﺎﻔﻋ ِﻦﺑ : ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ :» ْﻦَﻣ
ِمﺎَﻴِﻘَآ ُﻪَﻟ َنﺎَآ ،ٍﺔَﻋﺎَﻤﺟ ﻲﻓ ﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟاو َءﺎَﺸِﻌﻟا ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ْﻦَﻣو ، ﺔَﻠْﻴَﻟ ِﻒْﺼِﻧ ُمﺎﻴِﻗ ُﻪﻟ نﺎآ ٍﺔﻋﺎَﻤﺟ ﻲﻓ َءﺎَﺸِﻌﻟا َﺪِﻬَﺷ ﺔَﻠْﻴَﻟ «
يﺬﻣﺮﱢﺘﻟا لﺎﻗ : ٌﺢﻴﺤﺻ ﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ.
1071. `Uthman bin `Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
saying: "One who performs `Isha' prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for half of the night. And
one who performs the Fajr prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat the whole night.''
[Muslim]
The narration of At-Tirmidhi says: `Uthman bin Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he had heard
the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: "He who attends `Isha' in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for
half of the night; and he who attends `Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for the
whole night.''
Commentary: This Hadith tells us that the reward of performing `Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation is so great
that it equals the worship of the whole night.
1072 لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮﺳر ﱠنَأ ُﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر ةﺮﻳﺮُه ﻲﺑَأ ﻦﻋو : » ﻲﻓ ﺎَﻣ َنﻮُﻤَﻠْﻌﻳ ْﻮَﻟَو
اًﻮْﺒﺣ ﻮَﻟَو ﺎﻤُهْﻮَﺗَﻷ ِﺢْﺒﱡﺼﻟاو ِﺔَﻤﺘَﻌﻟا « ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ . ِﻪﻟِﻮﻄﺑ ﻖﺒﺳ ﺪﻗو .
1072.Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If they knew
the merits of Salat after nightfall (`Isha') and the morning (Fajr) Salat, they would come to them even if they had to
crawl to do so.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
This is part of a long Hadith which has already been mentioned. See Hadith No. 1033.
1073 لﺎﻗ ُﻪﻨﻋو : ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ : » ِﺮْﺠَﻔﻟا ةﻼﺻ ْﻦِﻣ َﻦﻴﻘِﻓﺎَﻨُﻤﻟا ﻰَﻠَﻋ َﻞَﻘْﺛَأ ٌةﻼَﺻ َﺲْﻴَﻟ
اًﻮْﺒﺣ ْﻮَﻟَو ﺎﻤُهْﻮَﺗَﻷ ﺎﻤﻬﻴِﻓ ﺎﻣ َنﻮُﻤَﻠْﻌَﻳ ْﻮَﻟَو ِءﺎﺸِﻌﻟاَو « ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻖﻔﺘﻣ .
1073. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "No Salat is
more burdensome to the hypocrites than the Fajr (dawn) prayer and the `Isha' (night) prayer; and if they knew their
merits, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: `Isha' and Fajr prayers were, and still are, very hard for the hypocrites for the reason that they
performed Salat only to make a show of it and not for the fear of Allah. Therefore, Muslims should not show any
laziness in them at all, lest they develop a resemblance with the hypocrites.
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