صَلِّ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ مِنًى وَ كَانَ مَسْجِدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عَلَى عَهْدِهِ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ فَوْقُهَا إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ نَحْواً مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ ذِرَاعاً وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا وَ خَلْفِهَا نَحْواً مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ فَتَحَرَّ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُصَلَّاكَ فِيهِ فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَيْفَ لِأَنَّهُ مُرْتَفِعٌ عَنِ الْوَادِي وَ مَا ارْتَفَعَ عَنْهُ يُسَمَّى خَيْفاً .
Translation
Ali Bin IBrahi, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> in the Masjid Al-Khief, and it is a Masjid of Mina, and was a Masjid of Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> in his<sup>saww</sup> era, by the minaret in the middle of the Masjid and above it up to the Qiblah, approximately thirty cubits; and from its right, and from its left, and behind it (as well) approximate to that’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So investigate that, and if you are able to Pray therein, then do so, for a thousand Prophets<sup>as</sup> have Prayed therein; and rather, it has been named as ‘Al-Khief’ because it is higher from the valley, and whatever is higher from it is called ‘Khief’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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