Do you hear the Adhān?" He replied in the affirmative. Thereupon, he said: "Then respond to it A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-something degrees higher than his prayer in his house and market Whoever ate garlic or onion should keep away from us—or he said: from our mosque—and stay at home Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or the evening, Allah has prepared an abode for him in Paradise every time he goes in the morning or the evening O people, you eat two plants that I only find offensive: onion and garlic The congregational prayer surpasses the prayer of any one of you alone by twenty-five times. And the angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the Fajr prayer Whoever hears the prayer call and does not attend the congregational prayer, then his prayer is not valid (deficient), except if he has an excuse The best of the men's rows is the first, and the worst is the last, and the best of the women's rows is the last, and the worst is the first These two prayers are the most burdensome of all prayers for the hypocrites. If you knew what they contain, you would come to them, even if you had to crawl on your knees If your wife asks your permission to go to the mosque, do not prevent her Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone O Banu Salimah, stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you; stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you Complete the front row first, then the one following it. If there is any deficiency (in the rows), let it be in the last row When the Iqāmah (second call ) for prayer is pronounced, no prayer is to be offered but the obligatory one Go back to your families and stay with them. Teach them (religion) and command them (to adhere to it), perform so-and-so prayer at so-and-so time, and when prayer becomes due, let one of you call the Adhān and let the oldest among you lead you in prayer The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer he offers in his house or market