| "Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men and women owe to Allah, those who can afford the journey;" (Holy Qur'an) |
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Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: "One should travel only for visiting three Masajid (Mosques): Masjid al-Haram(Mecca), Masjid al-Aqsa (Jerusalem), and this (my) Mosque (at Medina)."
Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31:215 |