What is meant by the statement that prayer in the Haram is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers?
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Question:
The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that prayer is worth one hundred thousand prayers. Is the intention in the hadith limited to the obligatory prayer only?
Answer:
Yes, the intention is the obligatory prayer. This is evidenced by the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saidBulugh al-Maram 2:313, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said Jami` at-Tirmidhi 325Sahih (Darussalam). He also said, "Pray, O people, in your homes," meaning the voluntary prayers, for the best prayer a person performs is in his home, except for the obligatory prayers. This indicates that the intended multiplication applies to the obligatory prayer, because it is the one that must be prayed in the mosque; it is necessary that it be prayed in the mosque. As for the voluntary prayer, it is better to pray it in the homes.
The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that prayer is worth one hundred thousand prayers. Is the intention in the hadith limited to the obligatory prayer only?
Answer:
Yes, the intention is the obligatory prayer. This is evidenced by the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said
The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةSalat is this Masjid of mine is better than a thousand Salat in another, except for Masjid Al-Haram.
صلاة في مسجدي هذا خير من ألف صلاة فيما سواه إلا المسجد الحرام
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بقوله أن صلاة الحرم تعادل مائة ألف صلاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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