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How sound is the Hadith: “Pray on the earth and what it brings forth, of what is neither eaten nor worn”?

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The aforementioned hadith has not been reported with this wording. What is stated in "Al-Jami' Al-Kabeer by Al-Suyuti" regarding the virtues of the rosary (subhah) and prostrating on the ground was narrated by Al-Daylami from Ali, attributed to the Prophet (marfu'), and Al-Albani described it as "fabricated" (mawdu'). It is authentically established in Al-Bukhari and Muslim that the earth was made a place of prayer (masjid) and a means of purification (tahur) for Muslims, and that a Muslim prays wherever the time for prayer overtakes him, and it is permissible to pray on all parts of the earth and whatever is connected to it.

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