Chapter 177: About the Superiority of the Congregational Prayer

Translation: 561. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' A blind man came to no guide to lead me to the mosque. " The Prophet permitted him (to perform the prayer in his house). Then, when the man went away the Prophet called out to him and asked him: " Do you hear azan (the call for prayer)? " He answered: " Yes. " The Prophet said:

Translation: " Then respond to it. " (Muslim)

Translation: 562. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' Allah's Messenger said: “ By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I was about to order the collection of firewood (fuel) and then to order someone to pronounce azan for the prayer and then to order someone to lead the prayer then I was going to go from behind and burn the houses of the men who did not present themselves (for the compulsory congregational prayer). By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would find a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat in between two ribs, he would have turned up for isha Prayer. " (Bukhari)