مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
Virtue of praying in the Prophet’s Mosque
Hadith 565
وَبِهَذَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَصَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ لَيْسَ الْكَعْبَةَ)).
With this same chain: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul! Performing one prayer in the mosque of Madinah (the Prophet's Mosque) is better than performing a thousand prayers in other mosques, except for the Ka'bah (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah)."
Hadith 566
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، نا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلْمَانَ الْأَغَرِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ)).
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "One prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in other mosques, except for Al-Masjid Al-Haram."
