The Persistence of Makkah and al-Madinah in the End Times

The questioner:
I have three in my notebook, if you please.

The presenter:
The first one.

The questioner:
The first, O Shaykh: If the Ummah comes to an end, will the House of Allah the Exalted and the Prophet’s Mosque also cease to exist? This is the first question. May Allah preserve you.

The presenter:
How is this question phrased?

The questioner:
The question is: If the Ummah of Muhammad changes in the future, will Makkah and al-Madinah cease to exist? This question confuses me, O Shaykh.

The presenter:
Your second question.

The Shaykh:
My brother, my brother, what benefit do you have from this question? Praise be to Allah, Makkah exists and al-Madinah exists, and visiting them, praying in them, and making du'a in them is prescribed and required, praise be to Allah. As for what may befall them in the end times, Allah knows best. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,