Benefit of Going to the Masjid

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Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: He who purifies himself (performs Wudhu) in his house and then walks to one of the houses of Allah (masjid) for performing an obligatory Salat, one step of his will wipe out his sins and another step will elevate his rank (in Jannah). [Sahih Muslim]

This hadith tells us the merit of offering Salat in the Masjid. Allah (subhana wa taala) encourages us to go to the Masjid for Fardh prayers by offering us alternatively the wiping out of minor sins and the elevation of ones rank in Jannah by one degree with each step that one takes towards the Masjid.

There is a story of a man who would wake up every morning for Fajr, do wudhu, then leave to pray with the Jamaat (congregation) in the masjid. One day as he was on his way to the masjid he tripped and fell down. As his clothes had gotten dirty and wet he went back home to change. He got ready again and set out for the masjid once more. He tripped again in the same spot and his clothes got soiled again. So he went back home again, cleaned himself up, changed, and set out for the masjid a third time.

On this trip to the masjid he found a man waiting for him with a lantern in the place that he would keep tripping. This man led him with his lantern safely to the masjid. As he was turning back the man who would keep tripping thanked him but asked him why he wouldnt enter the masjid and pray in congregation with him.

The man with the lantern replied that he was actually Shaitaan. It was he who would keep tripping the man up on his way to the masjid. The first time that the man returned home, changed and set out for the masjid again Allah forgave the man all his sins. The second time that the man changed and set out for the masjid Allah forgave all the sins of each member of his household. Thus the Shaitaan didnt trip him a third time but made sure he got to the masjid safely as he didnt want Allah to forgive the sins of all the people in the village next.
 

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Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: He who purifies himself (performs Wudhu) in his house and then walks to one of the houses of Allah (masjid) for performing an obligatory Salat, one step of his will wipe out his sins and another step will elevate his rank (in Jannah). [Sahih Muslim]

This hadith tells us the merit of offering Salat in the Masjid. Allah (subhana wa taala) encourages us to go to the Masjid for Fardh prayers by offering us alternatively the wiping out of minor sins and the elevation of ones rank in Jannah by one degree with each step that one takes towards the Masjid.

There is a story of a man who would wake up every morning for Fajr, do wudhu, then leave to pray with the Jamaat (congregation) in the masjid. One day as he was on his way to the masjid he tripped and fell down. As his clothes had gotten dirty and wet he went back home to change. He got ready again and set out for the masjid once more. He tripped again in the same spot and his clothes got soiled again. So he went back home again, cleaned himself up, changed, and set out for the masjid a third time.

On this trip to the masjid he found a man waiting for him with a lantern in the place that he would keep tripping. This man led him with his lantern safely to the masjid. As he was turning back the man who would keep tripping thanked him but asked him why he wouldnt enter the masjid and pray in congregation with him.

The man with the lantern replied that he was actually Shaitaan. It was he who would keep tripping the man up on his way to the masjid. The first time that the man returned home, changed and set out for the masjid again Allah forgave the man all his sins. The second time that the man changed and set out for the masjid Allah forgave all the sins of each member of his household. Thus the Shaitaan didnt trip him a third time but made sure he got to the masjid safely as he didnt want Allah to forgive the sins of all the people in the village next.
 

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