Doubling the Prayer in Makkah with the Imam of the Haram or a Delayed Congregation
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is the prayer multiplied by a hundred thousand times with the Imam of the Haram in the obligatory prayer, or is it multiplied even in a delayed congregation?
Answer:
The prayer in Makkah is absolutely multiplied, but it is more and more with the Imam and with the congregation. If a man prays a voluntary prayer at home, or if he misses the obligatory prayer and prays it at home, the reward is still obtained. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is two hundred thousand prayers, and this covers all of Makkah and the entire Haram. This is because all of Makkah is called al-Masjid al-Haram. So the prayer is multiplied in al-Masjid al-Haram, in all the mosques of Makkah, and in the entire Haram. However, it is obligatory for the man to pray with the congregation, and not to pray at home. Rather, he prays with the congregation, and it is obligatory for him to pray in the congregation, and he gets the reward. If he prays at home, the voluntary prayer is better; the voluntary prayer is better at home, and the multiplication is greater at home for the voluntary prayer. The woman likewise obtains the multiplication in her prayer at home. As for the obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for the man to pray it with the Muslims in Makkah and elsewhere. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
This questioner asks: Is the prayer multiplied by a hundred thousand times with the Imam of the Haram in the obligatory prayer, or is it multiplied even in a delayed congregation?
Answer:
The prayer in Makkah is absolutely multiplied, but it is more and more with the Imam and with the congregation. If a man prays a voluntary prayer at home, or if he misses the obligatory prayer and prays it at home, the reward is still obtained. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is two hundred thousand prayers, and this covers all of Makkah and the entire Haram. This is because all of Makkah is called al-Masjid al-Haram. So the prayer is multiplied in al-Masjid al-Haram, in all the mosques of Makkah, and in the entire Haram. However, it is obligatory for the man to pray with the congregation, and not to pray at home. Rather, he prays with the congregation, and it is obligatory for him to pray in the congregation, and he gets the reward. If he prays at home, the voluntary prayer is better; the voluntary prayer is better at home, and the multiplication is greater at home for the voluntary prayer. The woman likewise obtains the multiplication in her prayer at home. As for the obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for the man to pray it with the Muslims in Makkah and elsewhere. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٥ — archive.org (53:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.