His descent, peace and blessings of God be upon him, in Quba - suburb of Medina
The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, set up in Quba’ in Bani Amr ibn Awf, so he descended on Kulthum ibn Hadem and it was said, rather he came down on Sa’d ibn Khaithama, The first is more likely and differed in the length of stay of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, He was greeted in Quba, and most of what was said was twenty-two nights. Al-Bukhari mentioned that he stayed for ten nights, and the months were what Ibn Ishaq mentioned that he stayed for four days from Monday to Friday.
Allah says
( لَا تَقُمْ فِيهِ أَبَدًا ۚ لَّمَسْجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَىٰ مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ ، أَحَقُّ أَن تَقُومَ فِيهِ ۚ ، فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّرُوا، ۚ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ (108)
(Never stand in it, for a mosque founded on piety, from the first day, you are more worthy to stand on it, there are men who love to purify themselves, and God loves the purifier (108).
Ibn Ishaq says
He caught the Friday prayer in Bani Salem bin Auf and prayed it in their mosque, and it was the first Friday prayer he prayed in Medina, and Ali bin Abi Talib, may God honor him, stayed in Makkah for three nights, until he paid on behalf of the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, the deposits that he had for the people, until when he finished with them, he joined the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, while he was in Quba’.
The first mosque built in Islam
The first mosque built in Islam and in the Prophet’s city. In terms of priority, the Grand Mosque is the first house built for people and Quba Mosque is the first mosque built by Muslims. It is also the largest mosque in the city after the Prophet’s Mosque.
Where is the Quba Mosque located?
The mosque is located south of Medina.
The mosque was built by the Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, when he migrated from Mecca to Madinah. The Muslims after him were interested in building the mosque during the past ages. Othman bin Affan renewed it, then Omar bin Abdul Aziz during the reign of Al-Waleed bin Abdul-Malik, and the caliphs followed after them. to expand and renovate it, Sultan Qaitbay expanded it, then the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and his son Sultan Abdul Majeed I followed him, until the last expansion was during the era of the Saudi state, the area of the prayer hall alone was approximately 5040 square meters, and the area occupied by the mosque building with its service facilities was approximately 13,500 square meters.
Why was the Quba Mosque called by that name?
Abu Abdullah Yaqut al-Hamawi mentioned in his book Mu’jam al-Buldan that Quba: Its origin is the name of a well and the village was known by it, and it is the dwellings of Bani Amr ibn Awf, and the mosque was called Quba Mosque, because the Prophet Muhammad, on his way to Medina, passed by the homes of Bani Amr ibn Awf and built a mosque there, and it was called Quba Mosque.
When was Quba Mosque founded?
The Quba Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, was founded for Bani Amr ibn Awf and then moved to Medina. Ibn Abi Khaithama mentioned that the Messenger of God, When he established it, he, peace and blessings of God be upon him, was the first to put a stone in his qiblah, then Abu Bakr came with a stone and put it, then Omar brought a stone and put it to Abu Bakr's stone, then he took the people in the building.
In Al-Khattabi on the authority of Al-Shamoos bint Al-Nu’man bin Amer bin Majma’ Al-Ansariah, she said:
When the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, built the Quba Mosque, he would bring a stone and put it on his stomach, so the man comes, wanting to take him away, but he cannot, until he orders him to leave him and take someone else.
On his family it was revealed (In it are men who love to purify themselves) [At-Tawbah 108]
Abu Saeed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - was asked about the mosque that was founded on piety, and he said: This is my mosque, And in another narration he said, and in the other there is much good, and he said to Banu Amr ibn Awf when I went down to a mosque that was founded on piety, and what is the purification that God has praised you with? they mentioned to him to clean himself with water after cleaning with a stone, so he said: He is the one, so you should adhere to it. There is no contradiction between the two hadiths, both of which are based on piety, However, His saying - Glory be to Him - from the first day requires the Quba Mosque because its foundation was on the first day of the arrival of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - the abode of his miracle and the country from which he emigrated.