Sahih al-Bukhari #1190Sahih
A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.
A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.
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Visiting مدینہ منورہ is not required for حج or عمرہ validity, but it is highly مستحب due to the virtue of praying in نبی کریم's Mosque.
Visiting مدینہ منورہ is not a pillar or requirement of either حج or عمرہ. Your حج is completely valid without visiting مدینہ منورہ. However, all four schools agree that visiting نبی کریم's Mosque is highly مستحب and carries tremendous reward. نبی کریم said: 'A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.'
Most حجاج include مدینہ منورہ in their itinerary, typically spending three to five days. Visiting before حج allows gradual acclimatization in a less crowded city. Visiting after provides a peaceful conclusion. During your stay, you can pray in نبی کریم's Mosque, visit the Rawdah, send salawat at نبی کریم's grave, visit Baqi cemetery, and pray at Masjid Quba.
The journey to مدینہ منورہ is specifically for visiting نبی کریم's Mosque, not the grave itself. Scholars emphasize that the intention should be to pray in the مسجد. Most حج packages include مدینہ منورہ as standard.
A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.
A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.
Source: Imam al-Nawawi, Al-Majmu'; Ibn Qudamah, Al-Mughni
A نماز in my مسجد is better than a thousand نمازs in any other مسجد, except مسجد الحرام.
Sahih al-Bukhari #1190 (sahih)