The virtue of prayer in the three holy mosques and Masjid Quba

This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili's Arabic book Al-Awamer wal Nawaahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamaat o Mamnooat.

Instructions Regarding Setting Out for the Three Mosques​

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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)."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Friday Prayer, Hadith 1189. Muslim, Prayer of Travelers and Shortening It, Hadith 1397.

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)."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Friday Prayer, Hadith 1197. Muslim, Prayer of Travelers and Shortening It, Hadith 827.

The Virtue of Praying in the Three Mosques​

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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."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Friday Prayer, Hadith 1190. Muslim, Book of Hajj, Hadith 1394.

The Virtue of Praying in Masjid Quba​

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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."

Reference: An-Nasa'i, 37/2. Musnad Ahmad, 3/487. The narration is Hasan.

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."

Reference: Tirmidhi, Kitab As-Salat, 324. An-Nasa'i, Kitab As-Salat, 37/2. Ibn Majah, Iqamat As-Salat wa Sunnah Fiha, 1411. The narration is Hasan.

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.

Reference: Bukhari, Kitab Al-Jumu'ah, 1193. Muslim, Salat Al-Musafirin wa Qasruha, 1151.