contending it was the Prophet's mosque, the other, the Ḳubâ’ mosque. They finally came and asked the Prophet to which he replied, "It is this mosque of mine."[1]
‘Amr ibn-Muḥammad from ibn-‘Umar:—The "mosque founded in piety" is the mosque of the Prophet.
Muḥammad ibn-Ḥâtim from Ubai ibn-Ka‘b:—In answer to a question directed to the Prophet regarding the "mosque founded in piety," the Prophet replied: "It is this my mosque."
Hudbah ibn-Khâlid from Sa‘îd ibn-al-Musaiyib who said regarding the "mosque founded in piety" that the great mosque of the Prophet is the one meant.
A tradition to the same effect is reported by ‘Ali ibn-‘Abdallâh al-Madîni on the authority of Khârijah ibn-Zaid ibn-Thâbit and by ‘Affân on the authority of Sa‘îd ibn-al-Musaiyib, and by Muḥammad ibn-Ḥâtim ibn-Maimûn as-Samîn on the authority of ‘Abd-ar-Raḥmân ibn-abi-Sa‘îd al-Khudri's father.
Ḳubâ’ mosque was later enlarged and added to. When ‘Abdallâh ibn-‘Umar entered it for prayer, he always turned his face to the "polished column"[2]; and that was the place where the Prophet always prayed.
The Prophet arrives at al-Madînah. The Prophet spent in Ḳubâ’ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, riding away on Friday for al-Madînah. Friday prayer he performed in a mosque erected by banu-Sâlim ibn-‘Auf ibn-‘Amr ibn-‘Auf ibn-al-Khazraj, that being the first Friday on which he led public prayer. Then the Prophet passed by the houses of the Anṣâr one by on[3] and each one of them offered to entertain him. He kept his way, however, until
