Explanation of the Hadith: “The earth has been made for me a mosque”
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Question:
Explain to me, he says, “And the earth has been made for me a mosque and a place of purification.”
Answer:
Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among his special attributes is that the earth was made for him a mosque, meaning the entire earth is valid for prayer, except where ritual impurity is visible. The default state of the earth is purity. So if a Muslim is due for prayer, he has his mosque and his means of purification. That is, if he is without water or unable to use it, he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) and prays in his location, except where he sees ritual impurity, in which case he moves away from it. This is a difference between this Prophet and the previous prophets and previous nations, for their prayers were not valid except in their churches. Yes.
Explain to me, he says, “And the earth has been made for me a mosque and a place of purification.”
Answer:
Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among his special attributes is that the earth was made for him a mosque, meaning the entire earth is valid for prayer, except where ritual impurity is visible. The default state of the earth is purity. So if a Muslim is due for prayer, he has his mosque and his means of purification. That is, if he is without water or unable to use it, he performs tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) and prays in his location, except where he sees ritual impurity, in which case he moves away from it. This is a difference between this Prophet and the previous prophets and previous nations, for their prayers were not valid except in their churches. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/115 — archive.org (7:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.