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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the multiplication of prayer extend to all the mosques of Makkah?

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Question:
Is the reward for praying in any mosque within the boundaries of the Haram equal to the reward for praying in the Sacred House?

Answer:
The scholars have differed on this:
Some of them said that the multiplication is specific to the area surrounding the Ka'bah.
Others among the scholars said that the multiplication extends to the entire Haram, and that praying in any mosque in Makkah is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere. However, the area surrounding the Ka'bah is distinguished by additional merit due to: the large congregation, the proximity to the Ka'bah and the ability to see it, and the absence of disagreement. The multiplication in the location of the Ka'bah is a matter of consensus; the disagreement is only regarding what lies beyond that. So the one who prays around the Ka'bah attains these merits, along with the certainty of the multiplication, if Allah accepts it from him.
As for the correct view: the correct view is that the multiplication extends to all the mosques in Makkah, meaning the entire Haram; because the whole of it is called: al-Masjid al-Haram. The entire Haram is called: al-Masjid al-Haram.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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