15/94. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1394d — Excellence of Prayer
The virtue of praying in the Masajid of Makkah and Al-Madinah
Excellence of Prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque
Sahih Muslim : 1394d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1394d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، - قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَذْكُرُ فَضْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ قَارِظٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ - أَوْ كَأَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ - فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الْمَسَاجِدِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ " .
Yahya b. Sa'id Narrated from:
I said to Abu Salih: Did you hear Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) making a mention of the excellence of prayer in the mosque of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? He said: No (I did not hear directly from Abu Huraira), but I heard Abdullah b. Ibrahlm b. Qariz; say that' he had heard from Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said: Prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers. or. is like one thousand prayers observed in other mosques besides It, except that it be in al-Masjid al-Haram.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1394dIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 581USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3212
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1394d
This excellence of prayer hadith records Yahya b. Sa’id asking Abu Salih about the virtue of prayer in the mosque of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Salih replied that he did not hear it directly from Abu Huraira, but he heard Abdullah b. Ibrahim b. Qariz say that Abu Huraira narrated it from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The statement is that prayer in this mosque of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is better than a thousand prayers, or like one thousand prayers, in other mosques, except Masjid al-Haram. The hadith teaches both the virtue of prayer in Masjid Nabawi and the honesty of narrators when explaining how they received a report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer in Masjid Nabawi has a special virtue.
- The exception of Masjid al-Haram is part of the wording.
- The narrator clearly stated that he did not hear it directly from Abu Huraira.
- Honesty in reporting knowledge is an important lesson from the narration.
