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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 5862

وَعَنِ الْأَرْقَمِ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ : " أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ ؟ " ، قَالَ : أَرَدْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَاهُنَا وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَيِّزِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ : " مَا يُخْرِجُكَ إِلَيْهِ أَتِجَارَةٌ ؟ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ أَرَدْتُ الصَّلَاةَ [ فِيهِ ] ! قَالَ : " فَالصَّلَاةُ هَاهُنَا - وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ - خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الشَّامِ .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ فَقَالَ :
Sayyiduna al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with peace. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Where do you intend to go?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! I intend to go in this direction," pointing with his hand towards Bayt al-Maqdis as he said it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why are you going there? Is it for trade?" The narrator says: I said: "No! Rather, I intend to pray there." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), pointing with his blessed hand towards Makkah, said: "One prayer offered here is better than a thousand prayers in that place." He said this while pointing with his blessed hand towards Syria (al-Sham).
Imam Ahmad recorded this.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and he says: (that is, then comes the following narration).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5862
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسناده صحيح