Is all of Makkah considered the sacred precinct?
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Question:
He asks about the prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram being worth a hundred thousand prayers: is this for the sacred precinct, for the mosque, or does it encompass all of Makkah?
Answer:
The correct view is that it is general. Some scholars restricted it to the area surrounding the Ka'bah, but the correct view is that it is general. Thus, al-Masjid al-Haram encompasses the entire sacred precinct. However, the more congregation a mosque has, the better it is. The area around the Ka'bah is better due to the large congregation, its proximity to the Ka'bah, and to avoid the scholarly disagreement. But the correct view is that it encompasses the whole area. So the mosques in Makkah have the multiplied reward. We hope for the multiplied reward for them, if Allah wills. This meaning was chosen by Abu al-Abbas Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and a group of hadith scholars.
He asks about the prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram being worth a hundred thousand prayers: is this for the sacred precinct, for the mosque, or does it encompass all of Makkah?
Answer:
The correct view is that it is general. Some scholars restricted it to the area surrounding the Ka'bah, but the correct view is that it is general. Thus, al-Masjid al-Haram encompasses the entire sacred precinct. However, the more congregation a mosque has, the better it is. The area around the Ka'bah is better due to the large congregation, its proximity to the Ka'bah, and to avoid the scholarly disagreement. But the correct view is that it encompasses the whole area. So the mosques in Makkah have the multiplied reward. We hope for the multiplied reward for them, if Allah wills. This meaning was chosen by Abu al-Abbas Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and a group of hadith scholars.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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