Prayer in the Two Sacred Mosques for the Traveler
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Question:
If you are a traveler and you arrive at the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque, is it better for me to pray the rawatib or leave them off, since prayer in the two sacred mosques has a great share of reward?
Answer:
Pray them absolutely; pray the voluntary prayers absolutely. Pray the obligatory prayers in congregation, for there is great virtue in that. One prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque is worth a thousand prayers anywhere else. Pray the obligatory prayers, and pray whatever voluntary prayers you can manage. Pray the tahajjud at night, go to the Prophet’s Mosque in the last part of the night, and pray tahajjud and witr there. If you enter it during the day, pray whatever you can manage, and at the very least, pray the greeting of the mosque. Whatever you add beyond that is better.
If you are a traveler and you arrive at the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque, is it better for me to pray the rawatib or leave them off, since prayer in the two sacred mosques has a great share of reward?
Answer:
Pray them absolutely; pray the voluntary prayers absolutely. Pray the obligatory prayers in congregation, for there is great virtue in that. One prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque is worth a thousand prayers anywhere else. Pray the obligatory prayers, and pray whatever voluntary prayers you can manage. Pray the tahajjud at night, go to the Prophet’s Mosque in the last part of the night, and pray tahajjud and witr there. If you enter it during the day, pray whatever you can manage, and at the very least, pray the greeting of the mosque. Whatever you add beyond that is better.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المواقيت - 3 — islamhouse.com (57:23)
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