① Traveling Specifically to Three Mosques
Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Do not set out on a journey except to three mosques: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, and this mosque of mine."
(al-Bukhārī, 1189; Muslim, 1397)
② Reward of Prayer in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"One prayer in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere."
(Ibn Mājah, 1406)
③ Reward of Prayer in al-Masjid al-Nabawī
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"One prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers anywhere else, except for al-Masjid al-Ḥarām."
(al-Bukhārī, 1190; Muslim, 1394)
④ Reward of Prayer in Masjid Qubāʾ
Sahl ibn Ḥunāyf (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Whoever purifies himself in his house, then goes to Masjid Qubāʾ and prays there, will have a reward like that of an ʿUmrah."
(Ibn Mājah, 1412)
⑤ The Prophet’s Visit to Masjid Qubāʾ
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported:
"The Prophet ﷺ used to go to Masjid Qubāʾ every Saturday, either walking or riding, and would pray two rakʿahs there."
(al-Bukhārī, 1193; Muslim, 1399)
⑥ Reward for Praying Outside the Ḥaram When Full
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله said:
"If the Ḥaram becomes full and people pray outside in the markets due to lack of space, it is hoped they will receive the same reward as those praying inside, since they did their best and participated in the same act of worship alongside the people in the mosque."
(Fatāwā Islāmiyyah, p. 40)
⑦ Incident of Praying Inside the Kaʿbah
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the Kaʿbah with Usāmah ibn Zayd, Bilāl, and ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah, and they locked the door behind them. When they opened it, I was the first to enter. I asked Bilāl: ‘Did the Prophet ﷺ pray inside the Kaʿbah?’ He said: ‘Yes, between the two Yemeni pillars.’"
(Abū Dāwūd, 1898 – ḥasan chain)
