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The Superiority of Madinah the Radiant over Other Towns
After Makkah itself, there is no place superior to Madinah, the City of the
Messenger of Allah. Deeds performed there are also compounded. Said the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him: “One prayer in this Mosque of mine is
better than a thousand prayers in any other Mosque, except the Sacred
Mosque.” Likewise every good action in Madinah is worth a thousand. After the
City of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, comes the Holy Land of
Jerusalem, where one prayer is equal to five hundred elsewhere, with the
exception fo the Sacred Mosque. Again, the same is true of other deeds. Ibn
Abbas relates that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “One prayer
in the Mosque of Madinah is worth ten thousand prayers, one prayers in al-Aqsa
Mosque is worth a thousand, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is worth a
hundred thousand.”
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “If anyone endures the rigors
and austerity of (Madinah), I shall be an intercessor for him on the Day of
After Makkah itself, there is no place superior to Madinah, the City of the
Messenger of Allah. Deeds performed there are also compounded. Said the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him: “One prayer in this Mosque of mine is
better than a thousand prayers in any other Mosque, except the Sacred
Mosque.” Likewise every good action in Madinah is worth a thousand. After the
City of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, comes the Holy Land of
Jerusalem, where one prayer is equal to five hundred elsewhere, with the
exception fo the Sacred Mosque. Again, the same is true of other deeds. Ibn
Abbas relates that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “One prayer
in the Mosque of Madinah is worth ten thousand prayers, one prayers in al-Aqsa
Mosque is worth a thousand, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is worth a
hundred thousand.”
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “If anyone endures the rigors
and austerity of (Madinah), I shall be an intercessor for him on the Day of