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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Prayer, page : 12
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “If a man performs his prayers
in congregation for forty days, never arriving after the “Allahu Akbar!” of
consecration, Allah will grant him two absolutions, absolution from hypocrisy and
absolution from Hellfire.”
It is said that on the Day of Resurrection a group of people will be assembled,
their faces shining like stars. The angels will ask them: “How did you conduct
yourselves in life?” To this they will reply: “On hearing the call to prayer, we used
to set about our ablutions, letting nothing distract us.” Another group will then be
assembled, their faces like radiant moons. In answer to the same question they
will say: “We used to make our ablutions ahead of time.” The next group to be
assembled will have faces like the sun, they will say: “We used to hear the call to
prayer inside the mosque.”
It is related that early believers used to commiserate with themselves for three
days if they missed the first „Allahu Akbar‟ and for a whole week if they missed
the congregational prayer altogether.
in congregation for forty days, never arriving after the “Allahu Akbar!” of
consecration, Allah will grant him two absolutions, absolution from hypocrisy and
absolution from Hellfire.”
It is said that on the Day of Resurrection a group of people will be assembled,
their faces shining like stars. The angels will ask them: “How did you conduct
yourselves in life?” To this they will reply: “On hearing the call to prayer, we used
to set about our ablutions, letting nothing distract us.” Another group will then be
assembled, their faces like radiant moons. In answer to the same question they
will say: “We used to make our ablutions ahead of time.” The next group to be
assembled will have faces like the sun, they will say: “We used to hear the call to
prayer inside the mosque.”
It is related that early believers used to commiserate with themselves for three
days if they missed the first „Allahu Akbar‟ and for a whole week if they missed
the congregational prayer altogether.