The Rewards and the Merits of Establishing Prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah and the Mosque of Sahlah

‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) left Madīnah with the sole purpose of going to the Mosque of Kūfah. He prayed two Rak’ah and then left. He mounted his camel and went on his way.

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Giving one DIRHAM as charity in Kūfah is equal to giving two hundred Dirhams as charity elsewhere, and praying two Rak’ah in Kūfah is equal to praying one hundred Rak’ah…

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: If people knew the merits of the Mosque of Kūfah, they would prepare to travel to it from far distances. Praying an obligatory prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to performing a…

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Praying an obligatory prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to performing an accepted Hajj, and praying a recommended prayer in it is equal to performing an accepted ‘Umrah.

‘Ali (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)) said: Praying a recommended prayer in this mosque (Mosque of Kūfah) is equal to performing an ‘Umrah with the Prophet (s.a.a.w.), and praying an obligatory prayer in it is…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked me, “Do you establish all of your prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah?” “No,” I replied. “Verily if I lived close to it (the Mosque of Kūfah), I would hope not to miss any prayers…

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say, “Establishing one prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to establishing one thousand prayers (elsewhere).”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Makkah is the sanctuary of Allāh, His Messenger (s.a.a.w.), and ‘Ali (a.s.). Establishing one prayer in it is equal to establishing one hundred thousand prayers (elsewhere), and…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The border of the Mosque of Sahlah reaches Rawḥā. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd, from Muḥammad…

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) ask Abā Ḥamzah Al-Thumāli, “O Abā Ḥamzah! Did you see my uncle on the night of his uprising?” “Yes,” Abū Ḥamzah replied. “Did he pray in the Mosque of Suhayl?” Imam (a.s.) asked.…

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) or Abā Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), “What is the best place after Masjid Al-Ḥarām and the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Kūfah. O Abā Bakr! Kūfah is the…

I was with Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) when a man entered, said Salām to the Imam (a.s.), and sat down. “Where are you from?” Imam (a.s.) asked the man. “I am from Kūfah. I believe in your Wilāyah and I am one of your…

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said to me: O Abā ‘Ubaydah! Do not neglect establishing prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah even if you have to crawl to it because establishing one prayer there is equal to establishing seventy…

Imam Riďā (a.s.) said: Establishing one prayer alone in the Mosque of Kūfah has more value than establishing seventy congregational prayers in any other mosque.

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Establishing one prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to establishing one thousand prayers (elsewhere).

I met Layth ibn Abī Sulaym after people had finished Salāt Al-‘Asr. (Layth ibn Abī Sulaym) said, “Do not keep me, for I have not prayed Salāt Al-Ďuhr yet. Continue on your route with success.” “Why have you delayed your…

The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) asked me, “Do you go and establish prayers in the mosque that is behind your house?” I replied, “O Commander of the Believers! Only women go to that mosque.” The Commander of the…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: A man came to the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) in the Mosque of Kūfah and said, “Salām to you, O Commander of the Believers. May Allāh’s Mercy and His Blessings be upon you!”…