Congregational Prayer (Jama^ah)

The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, encouraged performing the congregational prayer. He ordered the people to pray the five (5) prayers in congregation in a way that any one who wants to pray in congregation can easily find the place to do so. When people gather in obedience to Allah, great benefits do occur.

 The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said:

صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَة

 Salatul-jama^ati tafdulu salatal-fadhdhi bisab^iw wa ^ishrina darajah.

Which means: “The congregational prayer has 27 times more reward (thawab) than the prayer of an individual.” (Related by Ibn Majah, at-Tirmidhiyy, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.)