Is the prayer in all the mosques of Makkah equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, or is this specific to al-Masjid al-Haram?

The questioner : We have prepared some questions for the people of Makkah, as they often ask about them.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Is the prayer in all the mosques of Makkah equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, or is this specific to al-Masjid al-Haram?

The Shaykh : I do not believe in this generality; rather, I believe it is specific to al-Masjid al-Haram, but what is attached to it and joined to al-Masjid al-Haram has the same status in this regard as al-Masjid al-Nabawi, as it was reported from 'Umar that if it had extended to Sana'a, the prayer in it would have had the same virtue. As for the mosques of Makkah, and especially those newly built ones, the prayer in them being equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers is something I do not believe, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned al-Masjid al-Haram alongside al-Masjid al-Nabawi and al-Masjid al-Aqsa, meaning the place prepared for prayer, and not the mosque in the general sense mentioned in the chapter of , and the Isra' (night journey) of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was from the house of Umm Hani. This answer is easy because linguistically, what approaches a thing is given its ruling; for example, "anajada" means approaching the entry into Najd, even if one has not entered Najd, and so on. Such usage does not negate the indication of this virtue which the Prophet (peace be upon him) specified for the mosque, meaning the place where prayer is performed. This is the original indication of this name in the Arabic language first, and then it was paired with the other two mosques, al-Masjid al-Nabawi and al-Masjid al-Aqsa. This is what I believe, and Allah knows best.