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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is prayer in the mosques of the Haram multiplied as it is in al-Masjid al-Haram?

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Question:
I work near the Noble Haram, but I pray near my workplace in a nearby mosque. What is the ruling on this?

Answer:
If the mosque is within the Haram, the reward of the people of the Haram is hoped for, but prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram near the Ka'bah is undoubtedly better, if that is feasible, due to the large congregation and its proximity to the Ka'bah. Also, there is no doubt regarding the multiplication of reward for prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram around the Ka'bah, unlike the other mosques in the Haram, for some scholars have said that the virtue promised to the one who prays near the Ka'bah is not attained by the people of those other mosques.
The closest and stronger position is that all the mosques of the Haram attain for the worshippers the virtue mentioned in the hadiths, namely that prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, based on the apparent evidence. However, prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram near the Ka'bah is better in several respects: because of the large gathering, its proximity to the Ka'bah and the ability to see it, and as a precaution to be certain that the prayer is multiplied for him if Allah accepts it from him. This is unlike the one who is in the other mosques, for there is disagreement among the scholars regarding that, as mentioned previously.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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