The ruling on comparing the Prophet's Chamber with the Sacred Ka'bah

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am confused by the disagreement among some scholars as to which is better: the Prophet's Chamber, in which the body of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in Madinah, or the Sacred Ka'bah?

Answer:
Allah has not burdened us with that, my brother. This is a forced question; Allah has not burdened us with that. So we say: the Ka'bah is the ancient House of Allah. Allah made it a place of return for people and a place of security. And the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has its virtue; it is a grave that is honored in proportion to the honoring of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the reverence for the Messenger, and the respect for him. But it is not compared with the Ka'bah. This has its virtue, and that has its virtue. Yes. Peace. He says: Do not say the Prophet's Chamber is better than the Throne, better even than the Throne. Who told you this? What is the motive for this? Yes.