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Sahih Muslim 520a (Book 5, Hadith 1) #8714
The First Mosques on Earth

SUMMARY: The hadith explains that the first mosque set up on earth was Al-Masjid al-Haram, followed by Masjid Aqsa after 40 years. It also encourages people to pray in any mosque when it is time for prayer.

Abu Dharr reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth? He said: Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred). I (again) said: Then which next? He said: It was the Masjid Aqsa. I (again) said: How long the space of time (between their setting up)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: It was forty years. And whenever the time comes for prayer, pray there, for that is a mosque; and in the hadith transmitted by Abu Kamil (the words are):" Whenever time comes for prayer, pray, for that is a mosque (for you)".
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ فِي الأَرْضِ أَوَّلُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمَسْجِدُ الأَقْصَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً وَأَيْنَمَا أَدْرَكَتْكَ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلِّ فَهُوَ مَسْجِدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي كَامِلٍ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ حَيْثُمَا أَدْرَكَتْكَ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلِّهْ فَإِنَّهُ مَسْجِدٌ

TOPICS
mosque  *  prayer  *  time

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray in any mosque when it is time for prayer

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the two most important mosques in Islam, Al-Masjid al-Haram and Masjid Aqsa. These two mosques were set up forty years apart from each other, with Al-Masjid al-Haram being the first one established on earth. This hadith also encourages Muslims to pray in any mosque when it is time for prayer as all mosques are considered sacred places of worship. It teaches us that we should always be mindful of our prayers and make sure to offer them at their designated times no matter where we are or what we are doing. Furthermore, this hadith reminds us of the importance of these two holy sites and how they have been a part of Islamic history since its inception.

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