The multiplication of good deeds and the aggravation of sins in the Haram
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The questioner:
Are sins multiplied in Makkah, as well as good deeds? And is it the same in the Prophet’s city?
The Shaykh:
Yes, prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is multiplied over a hundred thousand times, and likewise in the entire Haram, the mosque of the Ka'bah and everything within the miles, all of it; prayer in it is multiplied to many multiples, a hundred thousand times, as in the hadith, specifically in the Prophet’s city, not in the city of Madinah; in al-Masjid al-Nabawi it is a thousand times over what it is in other mosques. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise, the sins are aggravated.
The Shaykh:
Sins are aggravated; they are not multiplied, but they are aggravated. And whoever commits a transgression in the Haram,[Al-Hajj 22:25] if he intends it, Allah will make him taste the painful punishment, so what about the one who commits forbidden acts? Yes.
Are sins multiplied in Makkah, as well as good deeds? And is it the same in the Prophet’s city?
The Shaykh:
Yes, prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is multiplied over a hundred thousand times, and likewise in the entire Haram, the mosque of the Ka'bah and everything within the miles, all of it; prayer in it is multiplied to many multiples, a hundred thousand times, as in the hadith,
Prayer in the mosque
الصلاة في المسجدThe questioner:
And likewise, the sins are aggravated.
The Shaykh:
Sins are aggravated; they are not multiplied, but they are aggravated. And whoever commits a transgression in the Haram,
and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.
وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/020 — archive.org (13:26)
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