حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ أَوَّلُ قَالَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ ثُمَّ الْمَسْجِدُ الْأَقْصَی قُلْتُ کَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ عَامًا ثُمَّ الْأَرْضُ لَکَ مُصَلًّی فَصَلِّ حَيْثُ مَا أَدْرَکَتْکَ الصَّلَاةُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 753
It was narrated that Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari said: "I said: '0 Messenger of Allah! Which Masjid was built first?' He said: 'Al-Masjid AI-Hariim (in Makkah).' I said: 'Then which?' He said: 'Then Al-Masjid AI-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).' I said: 'How many years between them?' He said: 'Forty years, but the whole earth is a Masjid for you, so pray wherever you are when the time for prayer comes.''' (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020