Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 8, Hadith 3

It was narrated that Ibrahim said: “I used to recite Qur’an to my father on the road, and if I recited a verse in which prostration was required, he would prostrate. I said: ‘O my father, do you prostrate on the street?’ He said: ‘I heard Abu Dharr say: “I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘Which Masjid was built first?’ He said: ‘Al-Masjid Al-Haram.’ I said: ‘How long was there between them?’ He said: ‘Forty years. And the earth is a Masjid (or a place of prostration) for you, so wherever you are when the time for prayer comes, pray.'”

In Makkah.
“Furthest Masjid”, meaning the Masjid in Jerulsalem.

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقُرْآنَ فِي السِّكَّةِ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتُ السَّجْدَةَ سَجَدَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ أَتَسْجُدُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ أَوَّلاً قَالَ ‏”‏ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىُّ قَالَ ‏”‏ الْمَسْجِدُ الأَقْصَى ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَكَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ ‏”‏ أَرْبَعُونَ عَامًا وَالأَرْضُ لَكَ مَسْجِدٌ فَحَيْثُمَا أَدْرَكْتَ الصَّلاَةَ فَصَلِّ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 8, Hadith 3

 
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. Compiled by the renowned Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i during the 9th century, the Sunan an-Nasa’i is a pillar of Sunni hadith literature. It is universally recognized as one of the six most important collections, the Kutub al-Sittah. The text is comprised of more than 5,700 individual narrations that meticulously document the traditions and practices of the Prophet Muhammad. What sets al-Nasa’i’s work apart is his exceptionally rigorous critical approach to evaluating the chains of narration. His deliberate exclusion of unreliable reports has led scholars throughout history to regard the Sunan as one of the most trustworthy and authoritative sources for authentic hadith.

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