Masjid Al-Aqsa - The Second House of Allah on Earth 1, Abu Dharr (ra) reported that he asked the Prophet (saw), O Messenger of Allah, which Masjid was built first on earth? The Prophet (saw) replied, The Sacred Masjid of Makkah. Abu Dharr (ra) again asked, Which was next? The Prophet (saw) said, Masjid Al-Aqsa. Abu Dharr (ra) further asked, How long was the period between the building of the two Masjids? The Prophet (saw) said, Forty years. Apart from these, offer your prayer anywhere when it is time to pray, although excellence is in praying in these Masjids. (Bukhari) The Importance of Visiting Masjid Al-Aqsa 2, Abu Hurayrah (ra) relates that the Prophet (saw) said, You should not undertake a special journey to visit any place other than the following three Masjids with the expectations of getting greater reward: the Sacred Masjid of Makkah (Kabah), this Masjid of mine (the Prophets Masjid in Madinah), and Masjid Al-Aqsa (of Jerusalem). In another narration the words are, For three Masjids a special journey may be undertaken: The Sacred Masjid (Kabah), my Masjid and Masjid of Jerusalem (Al-Aqsa). (Muslim, Bukhari, Abu Dawud) Greater Virtue of praying in Masjid Al-Aqsa 3, Abu Darda (ra) relates that the Prophet (saw) said, A prayed in Makkah (Kabah) is worth 1000,000 times (reward), a prayer in my Masjid (Madinah) is worth 1,000 times and a prayer in Al-Aqsa Sanctuary is worth 500 times more reward than anywhere else. (Tabarani, Bayhaqi, Suyuti) The Importance of Donating to Masjid Al-Aqsa 4, Abdullah Ibn Umar (ra) relates, I asked the Prophet (saw), Apostle of Allah, tell us the legal injunction about (visiting) Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). The Apostle of Allah (saw) said, Go and pray there. If you cannot visit it and pray there, then send some oil to be used in the lamps. (Bukhari) 5, Maymunah Bint Sad (ra) relates that she asked the Prophet (saw), O Messenger of Allah, inform us about Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). He said, Visit it for prayer . She further asked, If one of us cannot visit it, what should we do? He said, If you cannot go for prayer then send some oil to be used for its lamps, will be as if he has prayed in it. (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud, Tabarani) Masjid Al-Aqsa - The First Qiblah (direction of prayer) 6, Abdullah Ibn Umar (ra) narrates, We prayed along with the Prophet (saw) facing Al-Quds (Jerusalem) for 16 or 17 months. Then Allah ordered him saw) to turn his face towards the Kabah (in Makkah). (Bukhari) 7, Al-Bara (ra) added, Before we changed our direction towards the Kabah in prayer, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers). Allah then revealed: And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims facing Bayt Al-Maqdis were valid) {2:143} (Bukhari) The Blessed Land of Masjid Al-Aqsa 8, Zaid Ibn Thabit (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) said, How blessed is Al-Sham! The Companions (ra) asked, Why is that? The Messenger (saw) replied, I see the Angels of Allah spreading their wings over Al-Sham. Ibn Abbas (ra) added, And the Prophets lived therein. There is not a single inch in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) where a Prophet has not prayed or an Angel not stood. (Tirmidhi, Ahmad) Masjid Al-Aqsa - The Station of Al-Isra and Al-Miraj 9, Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrates that the Prophet (saw) said, On the night journey Allahs Apostle (saw) was taken on a night journey (Al-Isra and Al-Miraj), two cups, one containing wine and the other containing milk were presented to him (saw) at Al-Quds (Jerusalem). He looked at them and took the cup of milk. Angel Gabriel said, Praise be to Allah, who guided you to Al-Fitrah (the right path); if you had taken (the cup of) wine, your Ummah would have gone astray. (Bukhari) 10, Jabir Ibn Abdullah (ra) relates that the Prophet (saw) said, When the people of Quraysh did not believe me (i.e. the story of his Miraculous Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing it to them while I was looking at it. (Bukhari) Masjid Al-Aqsa - The Place for Major Events 11, Mujamma Ibn Al-Harith (ra) narrates that the Prophet (saw) said, Ibn Maryam (Jesus) will kill Al-Dajjal (the Anti-Christ) at the door of Ludd (a town in Palestine). (Ahmad, Tirmidhi) 12, The Messenger of Allah (saw) said regarding Al-Dajjal: He will stay in the land forty days; he will enter every place on earth except the Kabah, the Prophets Masjid, Al-Aqsa Sanctuary and Mount Sinai. (Ahmad) 13, Maymunah Bint Sad (ra) reports that she asked the Prophet (saw), O Messenger of Allah, give us a pronouncement about Al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Prophet (saw) replied, It is the land where they will be raised (Al-Hashr) and gathered (Al-Mahshar). (Ahmad, Tabarani) Masjid Al-Aqsa - The place of Mujahideen 14, Umamah Al-Bahili (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) said, A group of my Ummah will remain on truth, they will vanquish their enemy and those who disagree with them will not be able to harm them until Allah commands. Where are these people? The Companions (ra) asked. The Prophet (saw) said, In and around Al-Quds (Jerusalem). (Ahmad) 15,Masjid Al-Aqsa - Mentioned By Name In The Holy Quran , Aishah (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) used to recite Surah Al-Isra every night in his prayer: Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) Who took His slave (Muhammad SAW) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) to the farthest mosque (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad SAW) of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. (17:1)
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