Is the multiplied prayer in the Haram general for all prayers, or only for the obligatory prayer?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is the multiplied prayer in the Haram general for all prayers, or only for the obligatory prayer? What is your verification of this issue?
The Shaykh : My answer to this question is that it is general; that is, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, so the prayer therein is a hundred thousand prayers. This hadith includes both the obligatory and the voluntary prayers. And if we keep in mind that a woman’s prayer in her home is better than her prayer in her mosque, then when she prays in the Sacred Mosque, there is no doubt that the same multiplication written for men is written for her, because she prayed in this sacred place. However, if she prays in her home, the same reward is written for her, plus the virtue of the home; as I mentioned earlier, a hundred thousand prayers are written for her, plus at least ten good deeds; because one good deed is ten or more.
This leads us to the question: Is the voluntary prayer for men, let alone for women, better in the mosque or in the home?
If we mention his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:313; we say: A man’s prayer other than the obligatory in Makkah and Madinah is better for him than his prayer in the two mosques. And if prayer in the two mosques has that virtue, and his voluntary prayer in the home is better, we reach the previous conclusion: that a man’s voluntary prayer in his home is better than his prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque or in the Sacred Mosque.
This is the answer.
The Shaykh : My answer to this question is that it is general; that is, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
A prayer in this mosque of mine is a thousand prayers compared to any other mosque, except the Sacred Mosque
صلاةٌ في مسجدي هذا بألف صلاة ممَّا سواه من المساجد إلا المسجد الحرامThis leads us to the question: Is the voluntary prayer for men, let alone for women, better in the mosque or in the home?
If we mention his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةThis is the answer.
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