Hadith 1406

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَسَدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ ، إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ ، وَصَلَاةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “One prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة / 1406
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
A single prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque is not merely equal to a thousand prayers, but rather, it is better than a thousand prayers.
Similarly, a single prayer in the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is not just equal to one hundred thousand prayers, but it is superior to even that.
However, based on the presence or absence of humility and submissiveness, observance of etiquettes and pillars, and the degree of attentiveness and turning to Allah, there can be an increase or decrease in this reward as well.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1406