Is this narration authentic?
Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Fasting the month of Ramadan in Madinah is like fasting one thousand months elsewhere, and one Jumu’ah prayer in Madinah is like one thousand offered elsewhere.”
Answer:
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith in Shu’abul Iman. He has declared the chain very weak (da’ifun bi marrah).
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 3852. Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 5108)
Strong support
However, Imams Bukhari and Muslim (rahimahumallah) have recorded a Hadith which states that Salah offered in Masjidun Nabawi is one thousand times better.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1190, Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1394)
Jumu’ah Salah will therefore also be one thousand times better, based on the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar