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1396. It was narrated from 'Āsim bin Sufyān Thaqaṭi that they went on the campaign of Salāsīl, but no battle took place; they only took up their positions. Then they came back to Mu'āwiyah, and Abu Ayyub and 'Uqbah bin 'Āmir were with him. 'Āsim said: "O Abu Ayyub, we have missed out on Jihād this year, and we were told that whoever prays in the four mosques will be forgiven his sins."[1] He said: "O son of my brother, shall I not tell you of something easier than that? I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'Whoever performs ablution as he has been commanded, and prays as he has been commanded, will be forgiven his previous (bad) deeds.'" He said: "(Did he not say it) like that, O 'Uqbah?" He said: "Yes." (Hasan)
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a. One military expedition of the name of the Campaign of Salāsīl took place before the conquest of Makkah in the year 8 AH. The one referred to in this Hadith, known as the campaign of Salāsīl, is a different campaign which had taken place during the caliphate of Mu'āwiyah ﷺ. b. Salāsīl in Arabic means a range of sand dunes. Both these battles having taken place in sandy areas, came to be known as campaigns of Salāsīl.
c. The four mosques referred to in the Hadith are: Al-Masjid Al-Harâm (the Holy Mosque at Makkah), Prophet's Mosque at Al-Madinah, Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), and the Qubâ' Mosque. The Prophet ﷺ has exhorted the people regarding the prayer in these mosques.
