Doubling the prayer encompasses the entire Haram
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Q: Does the doubling of prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram include the entire Haram, or is it specific to the mosque itself?
A: There are two opinions among the scholars on this issue, and the most correct of them is that the doubling extends to the entire Haram, due to the generality of the verses and hadiths indicating that the entire Haram is called al-Masjid al-Haram. Among them is the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Hajj: 25]. Here, al-Masjid al-Haram encompasses the entire Haram, and there are other verses with the same meaning.
However, prayer in the mosque surrounding the Ka'bah has a special merit of virtue in many aspects, including the large congregation, the proximity to the Ka'bah, and the consensus of scholars on the doubling of prayer therein. This is unlike the other mosques, where there is the disagreement we mentioned. And success is from Allah.
A: There are two opinions among the scholars on this issue, and the most correct of them is that the doubling extends to the entire Haram, due to the generality of the verses and hadiths indicating that the entire Haram is called al-Masjid al-Haram. Among them is the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):
Indeed, those who have disbelieved and avert [people] from the way of Allah and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside; and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَيَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ الَّذِي جَعَلْنَاهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَاءً الْعَاكِفُ فِيهِ وَالْبَادِي وَمَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍHowever, prayer in the mosque surrounding the Ka'bah has a special merit of virtue in many aspects, including the large congregation, the proximity to the Ka'bah, and the consensus of scholars on the doubling of prayer therein. This is unlike the other mosques, where there is the disagreement we mentioned. And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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