٦ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) أَ تُصَلِّي الصَّلَاةَ كُلَّهَا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ أَمَا لَوْ كُنْتُ بِحَضْرَتِهِ لَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ لَا تَفُوتَنِي فِيهِ صَلَاةٌ قَالَ وَ تَدْرِي مَا فَضْلُهُ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ وَ لَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَانِ حَتَّى إنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِهِ قَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ (ع) أَ تَدْرِي أَيْنَ أَنْتَ السَّاعَةَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَنْتَ مُقَابِلُ مَسْجِدِ كُوفَانَ فَقَالَ اسْتَأْذِنْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى أَهْبِطَ فَأُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَهَبَطَ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ بِأَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنَّ النَّافِلَةَ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ بِخَمْسِ مِائَةِ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنَّ مُقَدَّمَهُ [قِبْلَتَهُ] لَرَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مَيْمَنَتَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مَيْسَرَتَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مُؤَخَّرَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ الْجُلُوسَ فِيهِ بِغَيْرِ صَلَاةٍ وَ لَا ذِكْرٍ لَعِبَادَةٌ وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَا فِيهِ لَأَتَوْهُ وَ لَوْ حَبْواً
6. Muĥammad ibn Ĥasan narrated to me from Muĥammad ibn Ĥasan Al-Šaffār, from Aĥmad ibn Muĥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthmān, from someone who narrated to him, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq ) asked me, “Do you establish all of your prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah?” “No,” I replied. “Verily if I lived close to it (the Mosque of Kūfah), I would hope not to miss any prayers there. Do you know the merits of the Mosque of Kūfah?” Imam  asked. “No,” I replied. Imam  said: Every righteous slave and every prophet has prayed in the Mosque of Kūfān. Verily on the night of his journey (Night of Mi’rāj), Jabra`ǐl asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, “O Muĥammad! Do you know where you are right now?” “No,” he replied. “You are in front of the Mosque of Kūfān,” Jabra`ǐl said. “Ask Your Lord for permission so that I may descend here and pray in it,” the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said. Then Jabra`ǐl asked for permission and it was granted. Therefore, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ descended and prayed two Rak’ah in the Mosque of Kūfah. Then Imam  continued: Establishing one obligatory prayer in it (the Mosque of Kūfah) is equal to establishing one thousand prayers (elsewhere), and establishing one recommended prayer in it is equal to establishing five hundred prayers (elsewhere). Verily the front portion of the Mosque of Kūfah is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its right side is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its left side is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its back portion is a garden from the gardens of Paradise. Even sitting in the Mosque of Kūfah without praying or praising Allāh is considered worshipping Him. If people knew its merits, they would surely come to it even if they had to crawl to it.