As-Sabaq Mosque
Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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As-Sabaq Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد السَّبَق, romanized: Masjid As-sabaq, standard pronunciation: [mas.dʒid as.sabaq], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd as.sabaɡ]), was a mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and it was located north-west of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi,[1] near the SAPTCO (Saudi Public Transport Company) station. The place was originally a place for horse racing during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This is the spot where Muhammad thought the sahaba about the strategies of war.
| As-Sabaq Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد السبق | |
| Location | |
| Location | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Minaret | 1 |
Reference in Hadith
There is an account in Hadith Al-Bukhari from the isnad of 'Abdullah bin Muhammad, Mu'awiya, Abu Ishaq dari Musa bin 'Uqbah dari Nafi' and Ibnu Umar, that Muhammad participating in a horse racing from Al-Hayfa to Tsaniyatul Wada' around six or seven miles, and from Tsaniyatul Wada' to the Bani Zuraiq Mosque for around one mile. Ibu Umar also participated in the race.[2]
