Q 2: Is the reward given for performing Salah (prayer) in all Masjids (mosques) of Makkah Al Mukarramah equal to that given for performing Salah in the Sacred House? Many people perform Salah in the Masjids of Makkah located at the limits of the Sacred Precincts, saying that the reward is equal.
A 2 : Scholars disagree on this issue; some scholars maintain that the doubled reward is exclusive to the surrounding areas of the Ka`bah, i.e. AlMasjid AlHaram that circulates AlKa`bah. They add that the doubled reward of one hundred thousand Salahs is granted to a Muslim who performs Salah in the Masjid that surrounds the Ka`bah. Other scholars are of the opinion that AlMasjid AlHaram encompasses the entire Sacred Precinct, though performing Salah in the areas around AlKa`bah has a special merit and virtue due to the large number of people in congregation and the scholars' agreement on that. Actually, the second opinion is the sound one and the virtue extends to the whole area and all the Masjids of Makkah bring the multiplied reward mentioned in the Hadith for the Muslim who performs Salah in them. Nevertheless, the reward of the latter person is less than that of the one who performs it in A lMasjid AlHaram round AlKa`bah due to the large congregation of Muslims, his closeness to Al Ka`bah, and looking at it. The scholars do not differ about that. However, this does not mean that all the areas of Makkah are called AlMasjid AlHaram where performance of Salah commands a multiplied reward Allah willing.