It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was bidding farewell to a man, so he asked him: "Well, tell me, where do you intend to go?" He said: "I intend to go to Bayt al-Maqdis." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to him: "One prayer performed in this mosque of mine is superior to a thousand prayers in other mosques, except for al-Masjid al-Haram."