The Non-Prescription of Visiting the Seven Mosques
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Question:
A message was received from a listening sister (Nala H. A.) from the Kingdom, containing a number of questions. In one of them, she asks: What is the ruling on visiting the seven mosques in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah?
Answer:
It has no basis and is not prescribed, because these seven mosques have no basis. People have only become accustomed to visiting them without insight. Visiting them is not prescribed. What is prescribed is visiting the Prophet’s Mosque. And when one visits the Prophet’s Mosque, it is recommended for him to visit the Mosque of Quba specifically, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit it. So, whoever visits al-Madinah, it is recommended that he visit the Mosque of Quba. As for anything else: the Mosque of the Two Qiblas, the seven mosques, and others, these are not prescribed. Their visitation is not prescribed, and there is no evidence for them. Only the visitation of the Mosque of Quba specifically is prescribed, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit it every Saturday, and he said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1412Hasan (Darussalam).
And visiting his (peace and blessings be upon him) Mosque is a prescribed matter along with the Sacred Mosque and al-Masjid al-Aqsa; due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:Bulugh al-Maram 5:58 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 325Sahih (Darussalam) It is agreed upon that it is authentic.
The conclusion is: there is nothing in al-Madinah that is recommended to visit from the mosques except the Mosque of Quba for one who visits al-Madinah after the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the seven mosques, or the Mosque of the Two Qiblas, or anything else, their visitation is not prescribed.
And so it is with places; there are no places that are recommended to visit other than his (peace and blessings be upon him) Mosque and the Mosque of Quba. However, if one visits the graves to greet them, this is recommended in every land. One visits the graves and greets them in al-Madinah, visits the graves of the martyrs, visits the graves of al-Baqi', and greets them and makes du'a for them. This is recommended, and it is in every land that one visits the graves of Muslims and makes du'a for them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received from a listening sister (Nala H. A.) from the Kingdom, containing a number of questions. In one of them, she asks: What is the ruling on visiting the seven mosques in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah?
Answer:
It has no basis and is not prescribed, because these seven mosques have no basis. People have only become accustomed to visiting them without insight. Visiting them is not prescribed. What is prescribed is visiting the Prophet’s Mosque. And when one visits the Prophet’s Mosque, it is recommended for him to visit the Mosque of Quba specifically, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit it. So, whoever visits al-Madinah, it is recommended that he visit the Mosque of Quba. As for anything else: the Mosque of the Two Qiblas, the seven mosques, and others, these are not prescribed. Their visitation is not prescribed, and there is no evidence for them. Only the visitation of the Mosque of Quba specifically is prescribed, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit it every Saturday, and he said:
Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Quba’ Mosque and offers one prayer therein, will have a reward like that for ‘Umrah.
من تطهر في بيته، ثم أتى مسجد قباء، وصلى فيه ركعتين؛ كان كعمرةAnd visiting his (peace and blessings be upon him) Mosque is a prescribed matter along with the Sacred Mosque and al-Masjid al-Aqsa; due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
One should not undertake journeys except to three mosques: al-Masque al-Haram (in Makkah ), the Aqsa mosque, or this mosque (in Madinah).
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد: المسجد الحرام، ومسجدي هذا، والمسجد الأقصىSalat is this Masjid of mine is better than a thousand Salat in another, except for Masjid Al-Haram.
صلاة في مسجدي هذا خير من ألف صلاة فيما سواه، إلا المسجد الحرامThe conclusion is: there is nothing in al-Madinah that is recommended to visit from the mosques except the Mosque of Quba for one who visits al-Madinah after the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the seven mosques, or the Mosque of the Two Qiblas, or anything else, their visitation is not prescribed.
And so it is with places; there are no places that are recommended to visit other than his (peace and blessings be upon him) Mosque and the Mosque of Quba. However, if one visits the graves to greet them, this is recommended in every land. One visits the graves and greets them in al-Madinah, visits the graves of the martyrs, visits the graves of al-Baqi', and greets them and makes du'a for them. This is recommended, and it is in every land that one visits the graves of Muslims and makes du'a for them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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