Does prayer in the Rawdah have a special status over other places?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Does prayer in the Rawdah have a special status over prayer in another location in the mosque? Does it have a special status?
The Shaykh : It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 695Sahih (Darussalam) And know that some people narrate this hadith with the wording "what is between my grave and my pulpit," and this is not correct. The wording established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is Sunan an-Nasa'i 695Sahih (Darussalam) meaning that it is a place of obedience and a place of worship. If a person worships Allah there, he is worshipping in a garden of the gardens of Paradise. However, praying there in congregation is not better than the first row in the extension that 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) added. Therefore, the first row next to the imam is better than praying in the Rawdah in congregational prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 3:3 Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says: O Shaykh, is it established in the hadith that he said?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : All right, take a rest. Yes, all right.
The Shaykh : It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
The area between my house and my Minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise.
ما بين بيتي ومنبري روضة من رياض الجنةThe area between my house and my Minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise.
ما بين بيتي ومنبري روضة من رياض الجنةIf people knew what was in the adhan and the first row of the prayer and could only draw lots for it, they would draw lots.
لو يعلم الناس ما في النداء والصف الأول ثم لم يجدوا إلا أن يستهموا عليه لاستهموهThe questioner : May Allah reward you. He says: O Shaykh, is it established in the hadith that he said?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : All right, take a rest. Yes, all right.