Yahya bin Said (RA) reported: I said to Abu Salih: Did you hear Abu Hurairah (RA) making a mention of the excellence of prayer in the mosque of Allahs Messenger ﷺ ? He said: No (I did not hear directly from Abu Hurairah (RA) ), but I heardAbdullah bin Ibrahlm bin Qariz; say that he had heard from Abu Hurairah (RA) that Allahs Messenger ﷺ had said: Prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers, or is like one thousand prayers observed in other mosques besides it, except that it be in al-Masjid al-Haram.