Reading from the author's text with commentary on it: "And just as it is recommended to pray in places of mercy, such as the three mosques and the Mosque of Quba, so too is it prohibited to pray in places of punishment."

The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows: The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*: "And this agrees with His saying, the Exalted, regarding the Mosque of Harm:

Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever

لا تقم فيه أبدًا

[At-Tawbah 9:108]

".

The Shaykh : We have read this.
The reader: Yes.

The Shaykh : And just as it is recommended.
The reader: "And just as it is recommended to pray in places of mercy, such as the three mosques and the Mosque of Quba, so too is it prohibited to pray in places of punishment. As for the places of disbelief".

The Shaykh : Regarding the Mosque of Quba, Allah specified the virtue of praying in it, and He said, Mighty and Majestic: However, since this follows His saying: , it is understood that the specific reference in the verse is the Mosque of Quba, but the Prophet's Mosque is included in it a fortiori. But is the reward for prayer in it doubled? The answer is no, it is not doubled for the sake of the place itself. However, if one leaves his house in a state of purity and prays two rak'ahs in it, it is like one who has performed the 'Umrah. This gives it a special merit. As for the place itself, no, the reward is not multiplied in it. Yes.