Instructions Regarding Setting Out for the Three Mosques
① The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد: المسجد الحرام، ومسجد الرسول، والمسجد الأقصى
“Three mosques: Masjid al-Haram, the Mosque of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and Masjid al-Aqsa; other than these, one should not set out for travel (with the intention of reward).”
② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد: مسجدي هذا، والمسجد الحرام، والمسجد الأقصى
“Three mosques: my mosque (i.e., the Prophet’s Mosque, peace be upon him), Masjid al-Haram, and Masjid al-Aqsa; other than these, one should not set out for travel (with the intention of reward).”
The Virtue of Praying in the Three Mosques
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
صلاة فى مسجدي هذا أفضل من ألف صلاة فيما سواه من المساجد إلا المسجد الحرام
“A prayer in my mosque is superior to a thousand prayers in other mosques except for the Masjid al-Haram.”
The Virtue of Praying in Masjid Quba
① Sayyiduna Suhail bin Hunayf رضي الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من خرج حتى يأتى هذا المسجد مسجد قباء فيصلي فيه، كان له عدل عمرة
“Whoever comes to this mosque (Masjid Quba) and prays in it, he will receive the reward equivalent to performing Umrah.”
② Asid bin Zuhair Ansari رضي الله عنه narrates from the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, he said:
الصلاة فى مسجد قباء كعمرة
“Praying in Masjid Quba is like performing Umrah.”
③ Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to visit Masjid Quba every week, both on foot and mounted.
