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VIRTUE OF THE CALL TO PRAYER

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“If people knew what (reward) there is in the call to prayer and in the first row for prayer, they would seek to draw lots to secure these places. If they knew the merit of coming early to prayer they would compete with each other, hastening to it; and if they realized the value of the dawn (fajr) and late evening (isha) prayers they would come to them even if they had to crawl.”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.