This had?th was narrated by Ibn Tahm?n in his “Mashyakhah” (no.62). And through the same chain of narrators, Al-H?kim narrated it in his “Al-Mustadrak” (vol.4/p.509), Ibn ‘As?kir in “T?r?kh Dimashq” (vol.1/pp.163 - 4), At-Tah?w? in “Mushkil Al-‘?th?r” (vol.1/p.248) and Al-Baihaqi- as mentioned in “At-Targh?b Wat Tarh?b” (vol.2/p.217).

The had?th’s chain of narrators is authentic. (1)

It is worth mentioning here that:

[2/ 44] Some people refrain from performing Sal?t in the area that was added to Al-Masjidul Har?m and Masjidul Mad?nah believing that by doing so they will not gain the reward mentioned in the previously stated had?th.

This is indeed a false belief as indicated in Umar’s Ibn Al-Khattab statement -narrated by Ibn Shabbah in “Akhb?rul Mad?nah- which states: ‘If the area added to the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Mosque extends to Thul Hulaiphah; it would be part of the Mosque’. Another narration states: ‘If the area added to the Mosque extends to the Jubb?nah, it would be part of the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Mosque and All?h ( - عز وجل -) will drive people to perform Sal?t in it’.

This was indeed the Sah?bah’s attitude to the area added to the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Mosque. ‘Umar and ‘Uthm?n ( - رضي الله عنه -) added extra area to the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Mosque from the part that is to the direction of