The Virtue of Prayer in the Mosques of Makkah
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The questioner:
The issue of the night prayer: establishing the prayer in these mosques. They come with news, and then…
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
That the prayer before the prayer in these matters includes some care from some people.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The presenter:
That is, forty.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who used the term, saying "prayer," and this is an indefinite noun. So if we look at it, it is from the vastness of Allah’s grace. What specifies it with abundance?
The presenter:
Or to the takbir of the pure food in the Sacred House, and likewise in some of the matters to others.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The mosques of Makkah are equal in the multiplication of reward, because every part of the Haram, everything that is within the miles, is the Haram. But if one prays near the Ka'bah, there is no doubt that this has a special status, because the Ka'bah is in the street of the Ka'bah; this has a special status and an increase in virtue. Otherwise, the multiplication of reward is achieved, praise be to Allah, in all the mosques of Makkah. Or do you mean which of the two?
But if there is severe crowding, danger, and disruption in the worship such that he cannot pray due to the crowd, cannot prostrate on the ground, and cannot complete his prayer, then his prayer outside the Haram is better. Even his prayer in the Halam is better than his prayer in the Haram if severe crowding occurs and he is unable to perform the prayer in its prescribed manner. Yes.
The issue of the night prayer: establishing the prayer in these mosques. They come with news, and then…
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
That the prayer before the prayer in these matters includes some care from some people.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The presenter:
That is, forty.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who used the term, saying "prayer," and this is an indefinite noun. So if we look at it, it is from the vastness of Allah’s grace. What specifies it with abundance?
The presenter:
Or to the takbir of the pure food in the Sacred House, and likewise in some of the matters to others.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The mosques of Makkah are equal in the multiplication of reward, because every part of the Haram, everything that is within the miles, is the Haram. But if one prays near the Ka'bah, there is no doubt that this has a special status, because the Ka'bah is in the street of the Ka'bah; this has a special status and an increase in virtue. Otherwise, the multiplication of reward is achieved, praise be to Allah, in all the mosques of Makkah. Or do you mean which of the two?
But if there is severe crowding, danger, and disruption in the worship such that he cannot pray due to the crowd, cannot prostrate on the ground, and cannot complete his prayer, then his prayer outside the Haram is better. Even his prayer in the Halam is better than his prayer in the Haram if severe crowding occurs and he is unable to perform the prayer in its prescribed manner. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الفوات والإحصار — islamhouse.com (9:48)
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