Arabic (Original)
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ إِمْلَاءً وَقِرَاءَةً أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّكُ مْ سَتُدْرِكُونَ أَقْوَامًا يُصَلُّونَ الصَّلَاةَ لِغَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِلْوَقْتِ الَّذِي تَعْرِفُونَ ثُمَّ صَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ وَاجْعَلُوهَا سُبْحَةً قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّكُ مْ سَتُدْرِكُونَ أَقْوَامًا يُصَلُّونَ الصَّلَاةَ لِغَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِلْوَقْتِ الَّذِي تَعْرِفُونَ ثُمَّ صَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ وَاجْعَلُوهَا سُبْحَةً
English Translation
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-five degrees better than his prayer in his house and his prayer in his marketplace. That is because when he performs ablution and perfects it, then goes out to the mosque, not going out except for the prayer, every step he takes raises him one degree and removes one sin. When he prays, the angels do not cease sending blessings on him as long as he is in his place of prayer, saying: O Allah, bless him, O Allah have mercy on him, O Allah forgive him. And one of you is in prayer as long as the prayer detains him.'