He said: I said: O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I made a vow in the Jahiliyya times to spend a night in devotion (I'tikaf) in the Sacred Mosque. He (the Prophet) said: "Fulfill your vow."
. al-Bukhari added in another narration: "Then, spend a night in devotion (in the Sacred Mosque)."
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - عَنْ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: {
"لَا تُشَدُّ اَلرِّحَالُ إِلَّا إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ: مَسْجِد اَلْحَرَامِ, وَمَسْجِدِ اَلْأَقْصَى, وَمَسْجِدِي" } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ, وَاللَّفْظُ لِلْبُخَارِيِّ 1 .1 - انظر رقم ( 707 ). وفي الأصل كذا: "الثلاثة" وفي "أ" "ثلاثة" وهو الموافق لما في "الصحيحين".
Narrated Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "No (religious) journey is to be undertaken except to (pray in) the three mosques: The Sacred Mosque (Makkah), the Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem), and this Mosque of mine (al-Madinah)."
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ - رضى الله عنه - { أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ يَوْمَ اَلْفَتْحِ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ إِنْ فَتَحَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ مَكَّةَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِ اَلْمَقْدِسِ, فَقَالَ: "صَلِّ هَا هُنَا" . فَسَأَلَهُ, فَقَالَ: "صَلِّ هَا هُنَا". فَسَأَلَهُ, فَقَالَ: "شَأْنُكَ إِذًا" } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه أحمد ( 3 / 363 )، وأبو داود ( 3305 )، والحاكم ( 4 / 304 - 305 ) بسند على شرط مسلم كما قال الحاكم.
Narrated Narrated Jabir (bin 'Abdullah) (RA):
A man said on the day of the Fath, "O Messenger of Allah, I have vowed that if Allah opens the conquest of Makkah at your hands I shall pray in Jerusalem." He replied, "Pray here." He asked him again and he replied, "Pray here." He asked him again and he replied, "It's up to you, then."
