حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاحٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ وَسَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَضْلُ صَلَاةِ الرَّجُلِ فِي الْجَمِيعِ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرُونَ دَرَجَةً قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ شُعْبَةُ لِي وَقَدْ رَفَعَهُ لِغَيْرِي قَالَ أَنَا أَهَابُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَهُ لِأَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ قَلَّمَا كَانَ يَرْفَعُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4158
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-five times better than his praying alone." Hajjaj said: Shu'bah did not attribute it to the Prophet (PBUH) (when he narrated it) to me, but he did so (when he narrated it) to others. And I am reluctant to attribute it to the Prophet (PBUH) because 'Abdullah rarely attributed any report to the Prophet (PBUH).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاحٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ وَسَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ