Hadith #363
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Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُفَضِّلُ صَلَاةَ الْجَمِيعِ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الرَّجُلِ وَحْدَهُ خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ضِعْفًا كُلُّهَا مِثْلُ صَلَاتِهِ
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Ibn Mas'ud, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prefer the prayer at its earliest time. Abu Dawud said: Meaning its beginning.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 363
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4201
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40591