The Doubling of the Reward for Prayer in Makkah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the reward for prayer doubled in all of Makkah, or is the doubling specific to the Prophet’s Mosque only?
The Shaykh:
It is general in the entire sacred precinct of Makkah, but there is no doubt that the Prophet’s Mosque is the best. Otherwise, the virtue extends to everything within the sacred precinct of Makkah.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He says:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 325Sahih (Darussalam), in my mosque, is this specific to this? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the reward for prayer doubled in all of Makkah, or is the doubling specific to the Prophet’s Mosque only?
The Shaykh:
It is general in the entire sacred precinct of Makkah, but there is no doubt that the Prophet’s Mosque is the best. Otherwise, the virtue extends to everything within the sacred precinct of Makkah.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He says:
Salat is this Masjid of mine
صلاة في مسجدي هذا
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (49:27)
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