Is the reward for congregational prayer dependent on the place (mosque) or on the congregation itself, such that the reward is the same if the congregational prayer is performed in a place other than the mosque?
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Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that congregational prayer is multiplied twenty-five-fold due to the steps taken towards the mosque and the supplication of the angels. Some scholars have held that this multiplication specifically applies to prayer in the mosque in congregation, which is better than praying alone at home or in the market. Praying at home is better than praying in the market, because markets are places for devils. And congregational prayer at home or in the market is better than praying alone.
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