عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سُوقِهِ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ لَا يَنْهَزُهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةُ، لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ، فَلَمْ يَخْطُ خَطْوَةً إِلَّا رُفِعَ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةٌ، وَحُطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ، حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ كَانَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَا كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ هِيَ تَحْبِسُهُ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ، يَقُولُونَ: اللهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ، اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْذِ فِيهِ، مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ فِيهِ».
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Abuu Huraira -Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- amesema: Amesema Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-: "Swala ya mtu katika jamaa inazidi swala yake sokoni kwake na nyumbani kwake kwa daraja zaidi ya ishirini, na hii ni pale mmoja wao atakapo tawadha na akaufanya vizuri udhu, kisha akaenda msikitini hakusudii kwa kwenda kwake ila swala, hakuna kinachomnyanyua isipokuwa swala, basi hatopiga hatua yoyote isipokuwa atanyanyuliwa daraja kwa hatua hiyo, na atasamehewa makosa kwa hatua hiyo mpaka atakapoingia msikitini, na anapoingia msikitini huhesabika kuwa yuko ndani ya swala madamu swala ndio bado inayomzuia kutoka, na Malaika humuombea rehema mmoja wenu madamu akiwa bado kakaa mahala aliposwali, wakisema: Ewe Mola wetu muhurumie, Ewe Mola wetu msamehe, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu mkubalie msamaha wake, wanaendelea kufanya hivyo kwa muda atakaokuwa hajafanya maudhi yoyote, na madam hajatengua udhu".
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-something degrees higher than his prayer in his house and market. When one performs ablution and perfects it, then goes out to the mosque, nothing motivates him except prayer and seeking nothing but prayer. For every step he takes, he is raised one degree and one sin is erased for him until he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque, he remains in prayer as long as prayer is what keeps him therein. The angels will keep invoking the blessings of Allah on you as long as you are in the place where you performed prayer, saying: 'O Allah, have mercy on him! O Allah, forgive him! O Allah, accept his repentance!' as long as you do not harm anyone therein and do not break your ablution."
Swala ya mtu mmoja nyumbani kwake au sokoni kwake ni sahihi, lakini atapata dhambi kwa kuacha swala ya jamaa bila udhuru.
Swala ya jamaa Msikitni ni bora kuliko swala ya mtu peke yake kwa daraja ishirini na tano au sita.
Miongoni mwa kazi za Malaika ni kuwaombea waumini.
Ubora wa kwenda Msikitni pamoja na udhu.