Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 991 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Prayer) states: "Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-seven degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person.”

(Bukhari and Muslim.)"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

Accepted Answer

This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 991 in the Book of Prayer.

Question 3

I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #991

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