Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 20

كتاب فضل الصلاة

The Book of The Superiority of offering As-Salat In The Mosque of Makkah and Al-Madina

9 hadith · 6 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ فَضْلِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ:(1) Chapter. The superiority of offering As-Salat (the prayer) in the Mosque of Makkah (Al-Masjid-al-Haram) and Al-Madina (the Mosque of the Prophet ﷺ).22- بَابُ مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءٍ:(2) Chapter. The Masjid Quba (the Mosque of Quba).33- بَابُ مَنْ أَتَى مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ:(3) Chapter. Whoever visited the mosque of Quba every Saturday.44- بَابُ إِتْيَانِ مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءٍ مَاشِيًا وَرَاكِبًا:(4) Chapter. To go to the Mosque of Quba, walking or riding.55- بَابُ فَضْلِ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَالْمِنْبَرِ:(5) Chapter. The superiority of the place between the pulpit and the grave (of the Prophet ﷺ).66- بَابُ مَسْجِدِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ:(6) Chapter. The mosque of Bait-ul-Maqdis (Jerusalem).

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 1188حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ قَزَعَةَ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَرْبَعًا , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مِنَ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not set out on a journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."5 narratorsBukhari · 1189لَا تُشَدُّ الرِّحَالُ إِلَّا إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ ، الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ، وَمَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَىThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not set out on a journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."5 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1190صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ ، إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "One prayer in my Mosque is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque excepting Al-Masjid-AI-Haram."6 narratorsBukhari · 1191حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا " كَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي مِنَ الضُّحَى إِلIbn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes) riding." 'Abdullah (Ibn 'Umar) used to do the same.5 narratorsBukhari · 1193كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ مَاشِيًا وَرَاكِبًاIbn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes) riding." 'Abdullah (Ibn 'Umar) used to do the same.4 narratorsBukhari · 1194كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءً رَاكِبًا وَمَاشِيًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to go to the Mosque of Quba (sometimes) walking and sometimes riding. Added Nafi' (in another narration), "He then would offer two rak'at (in the Mosque of Quba)."8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1195مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and the pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise."5 narratorsBukhari · 1196مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِيThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar)."6 narratorsBukhari · 1197لَا تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا مَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ ، وَلَا صَوْمَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى ، وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ (freed slave of) Ziyad I heard Abu Sa'id Al-khudri narrating four things from the Prophet (ﷺ) and I appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the Prophet. (1) "A woman should not go on a two day journey5 narrators