Prophet ‎ﷺ Predicts About Masjid Al Aqsa

By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:48:43.807962+00:00 | Topic: Khutbah | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf

The Prophet's Prophecy Regarding Masjid Al-Aqsa

And here the Prophet makes a very sad prophecy. He predicts something that really hurts when you think about it. He says there will come a time when if a person were to own a string of land like the — a horse's rein.

The rope used to tie the horse and to hold and to control it. If you were to own some land just the size of that rope from which you could see Masjid Al-Aqsa, that land would be more beloved to you than the whole world and what is inside it.

لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَتَمَنَّى الرَّجُلُ أَنَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ عِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، يَرَى مِنْهُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا جَمِيعًا وَمَا فِيهَا

(Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 16554; also reported by al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir)

Meaning, a time will come when Muslims will not be able to live in Masjid Al-Aqsa, will not be able to pray in Masjid Al-Aqsa. And for you to have some place you can even look at it from a distance will be so amazing for you. It will be better for you than the whole world and what is in it.

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