Narrated by Abu Hurairah
One prayer in this masjid of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other, except al-Masjid al-Haram.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1190, Sahih Muslim 1394
What this hadith teaches
This is a special virtue of al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah. Other narrations give al-Masjid al-Haram even greater virtue.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1190, as given on sunnah.com.