Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were discussing among ourselves in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which mosque is more virtuous: the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One prayer in this mosque of mine is better than four prayers in it (the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis), and it too is an excellent place of prayer. And soon a time will come when a man will have a piece of land the size of the end of his bow from which he can see Bayt al-Maqdis, and that will be better for him than the world and everything in it."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) except al-Hajjaj (may Allah have mercy on him) and Sa'id bin Bashir (may Allah have mercy on him); Ibrahim bin Tahman (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from al-Hajjaj, and Muhammad bin Sulayman bin Abi Dawud (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from Sa'id."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8230
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:رجاله رجال الصحيح
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