The reward of the first congregational prayer and the rewards of the subsequent congregations

Question:
This questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, does the reward of the first congregational prayer differ from the reward of the congregations that follow it?

Answer:
One should not delay the congregational prayer. One should not intentionally delay it. It is not permissible. It is not permissible to intentionally do this. It is not permissible for the Muslims to divide into multiple congregations in one mosque. It is only permissible to establish a second congregation if the first one was missed without intentional delay. The first one was missed without intentionally delaying. You came wanting to attend the first one, but you missed it. In this case, there is no harm in establishing one congregation. However, it is not permissible to intentionally do this, for some people to be lazy and say, “We will all go up and pray in the mosque,” even if the imam has already prayed or has left. This is not permissible; this is division, and division is not permissible. Yes.