Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Do not set out on a journey (for worship) except to three masjids: al-Masjid al-Haram, this masjid of the Messenger ﷺ, and al-Masjid al-Aqsa.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1189, Sahih Muslim 1397
What this hadith teaches
These three masjids have a status no other place has; travelling to pray in them is a special act of worship.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لاَ تُشَدُّ الرِّحَالُ إِلاَّ إِلَى ثَلاَثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ، وَمَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1189, as given on sunnah.com.