Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Zakaria bin 'Ady bin Zaraynfrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-Qawaririfrom'Abdul al-Kareem bin Malikfrom'Ata' bin Abi RabahfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ. إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ. وَصَلاَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ
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English translation
It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“One prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 5, Hadith 604
- English Reference
- Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1406