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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on intending to visit the seven mosques in Madinah and praying in them

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Question:
Also, Umm Salih has a question. She asks: Is it prescribed to pray two rak'ahs in the seven mosques located in Madinah? Since when I go to Madinah, I go to these mosques based on the information provided by taxi and hire drivers?

Answer:
In Madinah, one does not intend to visit any mosques other than two: al-Masjid al-Nabawi, where prayer is worth a thousand prayers in any other mosque except al-Masjid al-Haram. Prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is worth a hundred thousand prayers, prayer in al-Masjid al-Nabawi is worth a thousand prayers, and prayer in al-Masjid al-Aqsa is worth five hundred prayers. These are the three mosques to which one travels for prayer. As for the other mosques, all mosques are equal. These are the mosques where Muslims pray and intend to go for obligatory prayers. As for the seven mosques they call in Madinah, they are an innovation (bid'ah) and have no basis. These are myths, and it is not permissible to go to them. It is not permissible for taxi and transport drivers to mislead people and take them to these so-called shrines. There is no mosque in Madinah that is intended for visiting and praying in except al-Masjid al-Nabawi and al-Masjid Quba. As for the other mosques, they are equal to other mosques. If prayer time catches up with you while you are at one of them or in it, you pray in it; otherwise, going to them or intending to visit them is not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2903] حكم قصد المساجد السبعة بالمدينة لزيارتها والصلاة فيها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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