English translation
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ 3425. Narrated Abū D̄har: I said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Which mosque was built first?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-al-Harām."(1) I asked, "Which (was built) next?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-al-Aqṣā (at Jerusalem)." I asked, "What was the period of construction in between them?" He replied, "Forty (years)." He then added, "Wherever the time for the Ṣalāt (prayer) is due, you should perform the Ṣalāt (prayer), for all the earth is a place of worship for you."
