This excerpt is taken from Sheikh al-Islam Imam Ibn Taymiyyah's book Al-Jawab al-Bahir fi Zuwar al-Maqabir, translated by Sheikh Ataullah Saqib.
Traveling for visitation is permissible only to three mosques
The Imams of the religion agree that it is permissible to set out on a journey only to three mosques: Masjid al-Haram, Masjid al-Nabawi, and Masjid al-Aqsa. Because the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
”لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد: المسجد الحرام ومسجدي هذا والمسجد الأقصى“
“Travel (journey) should be undertaken only to three mosques: Masjid al-Haram, my mosque, and Masjid al-Aqsa.”
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of the Virtue of Prayer in Mecca and Medina: Chapter on the Virtue of Prayer in Mecca and Medina (Hadith: 1189); Sahih Muslim, Book of Hajj: Chapter on the Virtue of the Three Mosques (Hadith: 1397)
