Reflect on the had?th which Al-Bukh?r? narrated in his “Sah?h”, that the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘Whoever goes to the mosque every time [for the congregational Sal?t], All?h ( - عز وجل -) will prepare for him an honorable lodging in Jannah [Paradise] with good hospitality for every going to and coming back’. Are you in no need for this great reward??

The aforementioned discussion will indeed suffice whom All?h ( - عز وجل -) guided to that which is good’. (1)

Some people raised that man’s morality will not be perfect unless he abandons the congregational Sal?t!!

Commenting on this false statement, Im?m Ath-Thahab? said in his “Siyar” (vol.7/p.72): ‘May All?h ( - عز وجل -) curse such a morality. It is indeed foolishness and haughtiness that deters one form being with the common people at the same place! Many of those in authority do their Sal?t in separate rows in the mosque or on large carpets specially spread for them so that no other muslim could get near them. Indeed to All?h ( - عز وجل -) shall we return’.

It is worth mentioning here that some of the Ah?d?th, many callers to All?h ( - عز وجل -) use so often in order to encourage people perform the [congregational] Sal?t, are weak ones. May All?h ( - عز وجل -) reward these callers with the best of rewards, but they should check these ah?d?th and make sure of their authenticity and throw the weak ones away.

Some of these weak ah?d?th are the following:

[2/ 47] ‘Whoever attends the congregational Sal?t frequently, bear witness that he has faith’.

This had?th was narrated by Darr?j Abis Samh from Abil Haitham from Ab? Sa‘id. In his “At-Taqr?b” (vol.1/p.235) Al-H?fith stated that Darr?j is ‘an honest narrator but his narrations from Abil