Masjid Quba — Attraction in Medina Province

The First Mosque Built by Prophet Muhammad The first mosque that was built by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the mosque of Quba in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Zad al-Ma’ad (3/58), when describing the arrival of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in al-Madinah: “The Muslims said takbir, rejoicing at his arrival, and they went out to meet him… He continued until he stopped in Quba, among Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf, and he stayed among them for fourteen days, and founded the mosque of Quba, which is the first mosque to be established after the beginning of his Prophethood.”

The great scholar Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“With regard to the order of building, al-Masjid al-Haram was the first mosque to be built for mankind. The mosque of Quba was the first mosque built by the Muslims. Al-Masjid al-Haram was built by Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the mosque of Quba was built by the Seal of the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon him). The site of al-Masjid al-Haram was chosen by Allah and something similar may be said about the site of the mosque of Quba.” (Adwa al-Bayan, 8/326)

We do not know anything about its area when it was built. It is located south of al-Madinah, but its structure is recent and there is no trace of the first structure.

The Muslims paid attention to the mosque of Quba throughout the ages. It was renovated by ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), then by ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz. Other caliphs also expanded and renovated it, until the final expansion in 1406 AH.

The size of the prayer hall alone is now 5035 square meters, and the area occupied by the mosque with all its facilities is 13,500 square meters.

Virtue of praying in the mosque of Quba

There are hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) which speak of the virtue of praying in the mosque of Quba:

Al-Bukhari (1193) and Muslim (1399) narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to go to the mosque of Quba every Saturday, walking or riding.

According to a report narrated by Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to go to the mosque of Quba walking or riding, and he would pray two rak’ahs there.

Al-Tirmidhi (324) narrated from Usayd ibn Zuhayr al-Ansari, who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Prayer in the mosque of Quba is like ‘Umrah.” (Classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Tirmidhi) Al-Nasai (699) narrated that Sahl ibn Hunayf said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever goes out to this mosque, the mosque of Quba, and prays therein, will have (a reward) like that of ‘umrah.” (Classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Nasai)

As for the mihrab, there was no mihrab in it when it was first built. The scholars stated that the building of mihrabs in mosques began in the...

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, reached the place of Quba, located at a distance of 4-5 km south of Medina. He met all his inhabitants and lived there for four days. In Cuba, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stayed in the house of Kulthum ibn al-Khidama. Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived to him after he returned the things to their owners, which they had entrusted (this was written about in the previous article) to the Prophet. Al Quba Mosque is the first mosque ever built (outside Medina) and the oldest mosque in Saudi Arabia. Its first stones were laid by the Prophet Muhammad (saw) during his migration from Mecca to Medina, but the mosque was completed by his companions. The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) spent within its walls, according to different versions, from 3 to 15 nights, waiting for Ali-ashab (r.a.). Qubbah is a place located 4–5 km south of Medina. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) during his migration before entering Medina, stayed in Qubba, here he laid the foundation for a mosque. The Koran says about this mosque: (meaning) “It is built on the foundation of fear of God. It is good for you to stand for prayer in this mosque. There are people there who love cleanliness, and Allah loves those who keep cleanliness” (Surah 9, verses 108-109). This is the sense in which the Koran speaks about this mosque. Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companions often went to this mosque and performed prayers in it. The sacred hadith says: “the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) visited the Qubbah mosque sometimes on foot and sometimes on horseback” (Bukhari). A very important sunnah is to visit the Qubbah Mosque. If possible, it is visited on Saturday, and if it is not possible on this day, then on any other day. For ziyarat, they make the intention to perform namaz there and get closer to Allah. The hadith says: “Namaz performed in the Qubbah Mosque is equal to performing Umrah” (Tirmidhi). The hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim says: “Prophet Muhammad (saw) came to the Kubba mosque on horseback or on foot and performed two rak’ahs in it.” Another legend says: “The Messenger of Allah (saw) came there every Saturday.” There is also such a hadith: “Whoever cleanses himself in his house, then comes to the Kubba mosque and performs prayer in it, will be rewarded in the same way as for Umrah” (Ahmad). Ibn Saad narrates from the Messenger of Allah (saw) that when he visited Ummah Bashir bin Barra bin Maarur from the tribe of Bani Salama, a treat was prepared for him, after which he recited the Zuhr prayer together with the Sahabah, reciting the first two of its rak'ahs with the qibla to al-aqs, and then changing the qibla to Masjid-ul-haram, after which the mosque in which the prayer was read was named the Mosque...

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The Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء, romanized: Masjid Qubāʾ, standard pronunciation: mas.dʒid qu.baːʔ], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd ɡʊ.ba]) is a mosque located in Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, first built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century C.E.[13] It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, established on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina.[4 Its first stone is said to have been laid by the prophet, and the structure completed by his companions.6] The mosque was subsequently modified across the centuries until the 1980s, when it was completely replaced by a new building that stands today. According to historical Islamic texts, during the hijrah (migration) of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (Yathrib), he stopped in the village of Quba' near Medina. Depending on the sources, he stayed there for 3 to 22 days.[9] Two different accounts of the mosque's foundation exist in relation to this event. In one, Muhammad founded the mosque himself, though there are varying explanations for how the site was chosen: it was either a mirbad (place for drying dates that belonged to Muhammad's host, Kulthum, or it was the place where a woman named Labba had tethered her donkey. Another version, probably a later legend inspired by the foundation story of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, tells that Muhammad made Ali get on a camel and then built the mosque where the camel went. Muhammad is said to have laid the first stone himself, with the next ones laid by Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. He is also said to have visited the mosque every Saturday afterwards and conducted religious service there.[9] In another account, the mosque had been built prior to Muhammad's arrival by the first Muslim emigrants from Mecca and some of the Anṣār of Medina. Muhammad then prayed in the mosque with them.[9] Some scholars have debated the historicity of the mosque's foundation story. Leone Caetani questioned whether Muhammad recognized other mosques in this way and argued that the story is likely later a invention, part of a trend by later Muslims to associate various mosques with Muhammad's life.[9] Johannes Pedersen supported the story's plausibility, arguing that there are indications in the Qur'an and other traditional sources that other mosques indeed existed and were recognized in Muhammad's time.[9] Initially, the mosque was built 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from Medina in the village of Quba', before Medina expanded to include this village.[7] The first mosque would have been oriented towards Jerusalem and Muhammad most likely rebuilt it when the qibla (direction of prayer) was changed toward the Kaaba...