6 Virtues of praying at the Masjid

Very nice post :) I am lucky to have a Masjid within a half hour drive though I don't go every day. I am working on going at least every Friday for the Afternoon prayer and the Muslim community holds a pot luck last saturday of every month and we do the evening prayers then too. Its a great time socialize and get to know my fellow Muslims and learn more of Islam. That and I really enjoy trying all the different middle eastern dishes many bring...I am glad I love spicy food :).

For those who do live far away from mosques, just get together with your brothers and sisters in your area to pray. You can meet outside to pray, like a backyard etc.. or in a room designated as a prayer room at one of your homes, maybe even switch homes for a change of pace time to time. This way you get all the benefits.
 
What if you live in a Muslim country and work at an office with a group of men and it's time for prayer. Could that count as a congregation even if you're praying in the office?
 
Hamza Asadullah said:
6. The one who attends Masjid night & day is a true believer


Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RA) reported: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam) said, "When you see a man frequenting the mosque, testify that he is a believer because Allah says: `Allah's mosques are visited only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day.'''
[At-Tirmidhi].
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More irony is that i find it so that the woman has it far more easier then the man unlike modern times. Unlike modern thinking we in America place our thinking on that it is the wife who you see at church praying. But in the Bhagavad Gita, Biblem Vedas and Even Quran a man is placed as the primary religious leader of the family. I find this good , unlike common theory stating men are more materialistic if you asked a woman what a heart means to her should say soul or love but a man would say life, because life on this earth is all he thinks of.
 
http://www.muslimtents.com/aminahsworld/Mosque_walking.html

1058. Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Convey glad tidings to those who walk to the mosque in the darkness. For they will be given full light on the Day of Resurrection.''
[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

Commentary: "In the darkness'' here indicates the Fajr and `Isha' prayers which are performed when it is dark. Because of the street lighting nowadays we do not feel darkness in these hours in towns and cities but even then these lights do not overcome the darkness completely. Thus in spite of the lights, Fajr and `Isha' prayers are the prayers of the dark. Their merit mentioned in this Hadith is that those Muslims who go to the mosque for these prayers will be endowed with perfect light on the Day of Requital by means of which they will easily cross As-Sirat, while those who will be deprived of this light will be facing great trouble in crossing it.

1055. Ubayy bin Ka`b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was a man of the Ansar whose house was the farthest from the mosque. As far as I know, he never missed Salat (in congregation). It was said to him: "If you buy a donkey, you may ride upon it in the dark nights and in the hot days.'' He said: "I do not like that my house should be situated close to the mosque. I desire that my walking towards the mosque and returning home be recorded to my credit.'' Upon this the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah has gathered all (rewards) for you.''
[Muslim].

Commentary: We learn from this Hadith that the location of the mosque at a long distance from one's house is advantageous in the sense that one gains merits at every step when he goes to the mosque and returns from it. Not only that, a minor sin of him is also pardoned at every step. This Hadith also highlights the merit of good intention. One can attain many heights by dint of one's good intentions.
 
Darth Ultor said:
What if you live in a Muslim country and work at an office with a group of men and it's time for prayer. Could that count as a congregation even if you're praying in the office?
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Greetings,

Yes it will count as congregation especially if it is not possible to pray at the Masjid whilst at work then one should gather Muslims together at ones workplace and pray together in congregation as this also creates a bond between brothers and a sense of community in the workplace.

No matter how much stress one goes through at work or how high pressured ones work environment is after one has prayed Salaah all that stress and pressure will disappear and one will feel a sense of calm, peace and serenity.
 
One more question. Does there need to be a certain number of men in Islam in order for the gathering to count as a congregation? See, in Judaism, you need at least ten men 13 or older for it to count as a congregation.
 
Darth Ultor said:
One more question. Does there need to be a certain number of men in Islam in order for the gathering to count as a congregation? See, in Judaism, you need at least ten men 13 or older for it to count as a congregation.
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Two is minimum for congregation and 4 is minimum for congregation for Jummah prayer (including Imam) if it is not possible to attend the Masjid.
 
Hamza Asadullah said:
Going to the Masjid in order to learn or teach

Attending lectures in the Masjid. "Whoever goes to the Masjid not desiring anything except to learn or teach what is good has the reward of a pilgrim who completed his Hajj" (Tabarrani)
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you are doing good job because if any person moving to right path for your this post and fellow it, so it is big effort for the Islam.
 
Every step towards the Masjid is rewarded and in Ramadan it is multiplied further Subhanallah!
 
Residence in the gardens of Paradise for those who go to the Masjid morning and evening:

Abu Hurayra (Ra) reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), said, “Allah will prepare a residence in the Garden for anyone who goes to the mosque morning and evening each morning and evening that he goes.” [Agreed upon]
 

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