صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
باب المساجد - ذكر فضل الصلاة في المسجد الحرام على الصلاة في مسجد المدينة بمائة صلاة
Chapter on Mosques - Virtue of prayer in the Sacred Mosque over prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque by one hundred prayers.
Hadith 1620
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفِيانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حِسَابٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صَلاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ ، إِلا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ ، وَصَلاةٌ فِي ذَاكَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ صَلاةٍ فِي هَذَا " ، يَعْنِي فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offering one prayer in this mosque of mine is more virtuous than offering a thousand prayers anywhere else, except for Al-Masjid Al-Haram. In Al-Masjid Al-Haram, offering one prayer is more virtuous than offering one hundred prayers here." (The narrator says) This refers to the mosque of Madinah Munawwarah.
Hadith 1621
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْكَلاعِيُّ ، بِحِمْصَ ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُذْحَجِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمْةَ ، وأبي عبد الله الأغر ، أنهما سمعا أبا هريرة ، يَقُولُ : " صَلاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الْمَسَاجِدِ ، إِلا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آخِرُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ، وَإِنَّ مَسْجِدَهُ آخِرُ الْمَسَاجِدِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمْةَ ، وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : لَمْ نَشُكَّ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يَقُولُ عَنْ حَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَمَنَعَنْا ذَلِكَ أَنْ نَسْتَثْبِتَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا تُوُفِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، تَذَاكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ وَتَلاوَمْنَا أَنْ لا نَكُونُ كَلَمْنَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ ، حَتَّى يُسْنِدَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنْ كَانَ سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُ ، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ، إِذْ جَالَسْنَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ قَارِظٍ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثَ ، وَالَّذِي فَرَّطْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ نَصِّ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فِيهِ ، فَقَالَ لَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ قَارِظٍ : أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَإِنِّي آخِرُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَإِنَّهُ آخِرُ الْمَسَاجِدِ " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّهُ آخِرُ الْمَسَاجِدِ " يُرِيدُ بِهِ آخِرُ الْمَسَاجِدِ لِلأَنْبِيَاءِ ، لا أَنَّ مَسْجِدَ الْمَدِينَةِ آخِرُ مَسْجِدٍ بُنِيَ فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Performing one prayer in the mosque of Allah’s Messenger is more virtuous than performing one thousand prayers anywhere else, except for Masjid al-Haram. The reason for this is that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the last Prophet and his mosque is the last mosque (i.e., that will be attributed to any Prophet). The narrators named Abu Salamah and Abu Abdullah state: We have no doubt about this matter; Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate this as a hadith of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but we refrained from narrating this hadith so that we could first confirm it from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). When Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, we would mention this narration among ourselves and reproach one another for not having discussed this narration with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), so that he could have attributed it to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) if he had heard it from him. Once, while we were in this state, we were sitting with Abdullah bin Ibrahim. We mentioned this narration and also mentioned our shortcoming in not having obtained the final opinion of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding it. Abdullah bin Ibrahim said to us: I bear witness that I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) stating that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I am the last Prophet and this is the last mosque (that will be attributed to any Prophet).” (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “This is the last of the mosques,” means that it is the last of the mosques related to the Prophets, because this mosque in Madinah Munawwarah is, in this regard, the last mosque that was built in the world.
