Arabic (Original)
وَلَا تُشَدُّ الرِّحَالُ إِلَّا إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى قَالَ وَوَدَّعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قَالَ أُرِيدُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَصَلَاةٌ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ أَفْضَلُ يَعْنِي مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ.
English Translation
"And mounts should not be saddled for a journey except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque, the Mosque of Medina, and the Farthest Mosque." He said: And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, bade farewell to a man and said to him, "Where are you headed?" He said, "I intend to go to Jerusalem." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "A prayer in this mosque of mine is better" — meaning better than a thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque.