عن ابنِ عمرَ رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله  ﷺ قال: «صلاةُ الجماعةِ أفضَلُ من صلاةِ الفَذِّ بسَبعٍ وعشرينَ دَرجةً»

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:

Congregational prayer is twenty-seven degrees better than that of a person praying alone.

Related by al-Bukhari, 645; Muslim, 650.

Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb

Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl belonged to the ‘Adiy branch of the Quraysh. He embraced Islam when he was young. He migrated to Madinah with  his father when he was young, before attaining puberty. At the time of the Battle of Uḥud, he was too young to fight. His first military effort was the Encounter of the Moat, i.e. al-Khandaq. He also participated in the pledge under the tree. He narrated much useful information and numerous hadiths from the Prophet, and issued many fatwas. He died in Year 74 AH 694 CE.

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