Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter: The Chapters on the Mosques and the Congregations

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From: Sunan Ibn Majah
Chapter No. 6, The Chapters on the Mosques and the Congregations
Hadith No: 753
Narrated/Authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Which masjid (mosque) was built first?' He said: 'Al-Masjid Al-Haram (in Makkah).' I said: 'Then which?' He said: 'Then Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).' I said: 'How many years between them?' He said: 'Forty years, but the whole earth is a masjid (mosque) for you, so pray wherever you are when the time for prayer comes.'" (Sahih)

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