He also narrated that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Whoever offers five voluntary prayers in Jerusalem, each consisting of four rakʿahs, and recites ‘Say: He is Allah, One’ ten thousand times after the Opening Chapter across these five prayers, has purchased his freedom from Allah—glorified and exalted is He—and the Fire has no power over him.”

In a narration from Ibn ʿAbbās—may Allah be pleased with him—the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Prayer in the Sacred Mosque is worth a hundred thousand prayers; prayer in my mosque is worth a thousand prayers; and prayer in al-Aqsā Mosque is worth twenty thousand prayers.”

Abū Imāmah al-Bāhilī—may Allah be pleased with him—reported that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Whoever performs Hajj and ʿumrah and prays in Jerusalem, jāhizūn ābit, has fulfilled my entire sunnah.”

Makhūl—may Allah be pleased with him—said:

“Whoever sets out for Jerusalem without needing to pray, then offers five prayers there—dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and night—and then offers the following dawn prayer, emerges free of his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”

Makhūl—may Allah be pleased with him—also said:

“Whoever visits Jerusalem out of longing for it will enter Paradise pampered, enjoying the hospitality of all the prophets in Paradise, and they will bring him down according to his standing before Allah—mighty and majestic is He. A company setting out for Jerusalem is escorted by ten thousand angels who seek forgiveness for them and invoke blessings upon them. For every day they remain there, they receive a prayer equivalent to that of seventy angels; and whoever enters Bayt