English translation
2033. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Masājid: Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not undertake a journey except to (one of) three Masjids: Al-Masjid Al-Harām, and this Masjid of mine, and Masjid Al-Aqṣa." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 2033
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Darussalam · Volume 2
11. THE BOOK OF THE RITES OF HAJJ AND UMRAHSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 2033 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 216
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2033 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1772 · Volume 6 · Page 272
(قلت: أخرجه الشيخان. وصححه الترمذي وابن الجارود)
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Arabic text
2033 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " لَا تُشَدُّ الرِّحَالُ إِلَّا إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ: مَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ، وَمَسْجِدِي هَذَا، وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى "
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Commentary
Expounding the foregoing Hadīth, Al-Khaṭṭābī has dealt with it exhaustively. To put his exposition briefly, what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said concerns vows. That is, if a person has vowed to offer a prayer in a certain Masjid, he has the choice to either pray in that very Masjid or any other Masājid, for all Masājid are equal. But if he has vowed to pray in any of the three aforementioned Masājid, it becomes obligatory on him to fulfill his vow. The reason is that these are special Masjids, the Masjids of Prophets. We have been commanded to follow them.