Is the virtue of multiplying the reward of prayer in the Haram limited to the obligatory prayer only?
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Question:
He says: We have heard some students of knowledge say that the multiplication of prayers in the Makkah Haram is by the obligatory prayer or the prayer in which congregation is prescribed. What is the correctness of that?
Answer:
The generality of the hadith applies to the obligatory and the voluntary, and to the congregational and the individual. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hadith is general.
He says: We have heard some students of knowledge say that the multiplication of prayers in the Makkah Haram is by the obligatory prayer or the prayer in which congregation is prescribed. What is the correctness of that?
Answer:
The generality of the hadith applies to the obligatory and the voluntary, and to the congregational and the individual. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One prayer in the Sacred Mosque is worth a hundred thousand prayers
صلاة في المسجد الحرام عن مائة ألف صلاة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل فضل مضاعفة أجر الصلاة في الحرم يكون للفريضة فقط؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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