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‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Umar Al-Qawaareeri (rahimahullah) was a muhaddith of exceptional calibre from Basrah, who passed away in 235 A.H. He studied hadeeth under several great luminaries, including Fudhail bin ‘Iyaadh and Sufyaan bin ‘Uyainah (rahimahumallah). Among his many students were some of the greatest scholars of hadeeth — Imaam Bukhaari, Imaam Muslim, Imaam Abu Dawood (rahimahumullah) and numerous others. (Siyaru Aa’laamin Nubalaa vol. 11, pg. 442-445)

It was exceedingly rare for ‘Ubaidullah (rahimahullah) to miss the ‘Esha Salaah with jamaat. One night, however, a guest arrived, and he became occupied in (hosting) him. When he eventually went out in search of a congregation among the tribes of Basrah, he found that the people had already performed their salaah.

He then recalled the words of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) that the salaah performed with jamaat exceeds the salaah performed individually by twenty-one, twenty-five or even twenty-seven degrees […]