Hadith 10347

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوَّلُ قَالَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْأَقْصَى قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْنَمَا أَدْرَكَتْكَ الصَّلَاةُ فَصَلِّ فَهُوَ مَسْجِدٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which mosque was built first?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Masjid al-Haram." I asked: "Then which was built after that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Masjid al-Aqsa." I asked: "What was the time span between the two?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Forty years." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wherever the time of prayer finds you, perform the prayer there, for that is a mosque."
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / بيان قصص أنبياء الله عليهم السلام / 10347
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