Is the reward for fasting in Makkah multiplied as the prayer is multiplied?
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Question : The questioner says in his second paragraph: Is fasting in the Noble Makkah multiplied?
Answer : The scholars of knowledge (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether fasting in Makkah is multiplied as the prayer is multiplied.
It is well known that prayer in Makkah, specifically in the Sacred Mosque, the mosque of the Ka'bah, is multiplied by a factor of one hundred thousand. It was said that it is multiplied, and it was said that it is not multiplied, but it is better due to the honor of the place, and this is the most correct view. Because the hadith regarding the multiplication of fasting in Makkah is weak.
It does not constitute a proof. Accordingly, it is said that fasting in Makkah is better than elsewhere due to the honor of the place, but it is not limited to a specific number, just as prayer is only multiplied in the mosque of the Ka'bah specifically, not in the other mosques of Makkah. This is based on what is established in Sahih Muslim.
That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2899Sahih (Darussalam) And for this reason, the mosque of the Ka'bah is the one to which journeys are made, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 5:58
Just as prayer is not multiplied by this number except in the Prophet's Mosque specifically, and not in the other mosques of Madinah, and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque specifically, and not in the other mosques there, so too in Makkah, the reward for prayer is not multiplied by this number except in the Sacred Mosque, the mosque of the Ka'bah.
Answer : The scholars of knowledge (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether fasting in Makkah is multiplied as the prayer is multiplied.
It is well known that prayer in Makkah, specifically in the Sacred Mosque, the mosque of the Ka'bah, is multiplied by a factor of one hundred thousand. It was said that it is multiplied, and it was said that it is not multiplied, but it is better due to the honor of the place, and this is the most correct view. Because the hadith regarding the multiplication of fasting in Makkah is weak.
It does not constitute a proof. Accordingly, it is said that fasting in Makkah is better than elsewhere due to the honor of the place, but it is not limited to a specific number, just as prayer is only multiplied in the mosque of the Ka'bah specifically, not in the other mosques of Makkah. This is based on what is established in Sahih Muslim.
That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One prayer in this Masjid of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other Masjid except Al-Masjid Al-Kabah.
صلاة في مسجدي هذا أفضل من ألف صلاة فيما سواه من المساجد إلا مسجد الكعبة،(peace and blessings be upon him and his family)
صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلمOne should not undertake journeys except to three mosques: al-Masque al-Haram (in Makkah ), the Aqsa mosque, or this mosque (in Madinah).
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد المسجد الحرام ومسجدي هذا والمسجد الأقصى.Just as prayer is not multiplied by this number except in the Prophet's Mosque specifically, and not in the other mosques of Madinah, and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque specifically, and not in the other mosques there, so too in Makkah, the reward for prayer is not multiplied by this number except in the Sacred Mosque, the mosque of the Ka'bah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1257- هل يضاعف أجر الصوم في مكة كما تضاعف الصلاة؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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