Does sanctity decrease as we move further away from the Holy Land?

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The questioner : In the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa

سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى

[Al-Isra 17:1]

, the reference is to the land of Sham. Can we say that the further we move away from the Holy Land, the less its sanctity?

The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the further away one is, the further away the sanctity is. We cannot say this. Rather, we say that if one leaves it, the sanctity is far away. But this was in the time of Musa. In the time of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no doubt that al-Masjid al-Haram is more sacred, and al-Masjid al-Nabawi is more sacred.
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you

وإذ قال موسى لقومه يا قوم اذكروا نعمة الله عليكم

[Al-Ma'idah 5:20]

Is this it? Yes,

⁽²⁰⁾ And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds. ⁽²¹⁾ O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers." ⁽²²⁾ They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength

وإذ قال موسى لقومه يا قوم اذكروا نعمة الله عليكم إذ جعل فيكم أنبياء وجعلكم ملوكا وآتاكم ما لم يؤت أحدا من العالمين يا قوم ادخلوا الأرض المقدسة التي كتب الله لكم ولا ترتدوا على أدباركم فتنقلبوا خاسرين قالوا يا موسى إن فيها قوما جبارين

[Al-Ma'idah 5:20-22]

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