The reward of prayer in the hotel opposite the courtyard of al-Masjid al-Nabawi and greeting the mosque

The questioner:
He also asks and says: I was in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and I prayed some of the obligatory prayers in the hotel opposite the courtyard of al-Masjid al-Nabawi. Is the reward of the prayer the same as the reward of prayer in the mosque?

The Shaykh:
No, do not pray in the hotel, my brother. Go down and join the rows, even if it is in the street. If the rows are connected, you are with them. Do not pray in the hotel. Yes.

The questioner:
Sometimes, Shaykh, the mosque becomes full and they spread out in the street. He asks him: Should I pray the greeting of the mosque?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: When the mosque becomes full and they spread out in the street for prayer, should I pray the greeting of the mosque? Does it count if it is outside the mosque?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not inside the mosque. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.