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Narrated Abu Dhar:I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He replied, "The mosque of Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem) ." I said, "What was the period of construction between the two?" He said, "Forty years." He added, "Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time)

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا عبد الواحد، حدثنا الاعمش، حدثنا ابراهيم التيمي، عن ابيه، قال سمعت ابا ذر رضى الله عنه قال قلت يا رسول الله، اى مسجد وضع في الارض اول قال " المسجد الحرام ". قال قلت ثم اى قال " المسجد الاقصى ". قلت كم كان بينهما قال " اربعون سنة، ثم اينما ادركتك الصلاة بعد فصله، فان الفضل فيه