Masjid al-Khayf

This masjid is located at the foot of a mountain in the south of Mina, close to the smallest Jamaraat. It was at this spot that the Prophet (s.a.w.) and numerous other Prophets before him performed salah.

- Masjid al-Khayf is a masjid whose virtues are proven in some Hadith. According to a traceable Hadith of Ibn Abbas (r.a.), the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:

“Seventy Prophets prayed in Masjid al-Khayf.” [Majma‘uz-Zawahid]

- Yazeed bin Aswad (r.a.) says that when he performed Hajj with the Prophet (s.a.w.), it was at the Masjid Khayf that he performed the FaJr salah with the Prophet (s.a,w.).

- Abdur -Rahman bin Mu’adh (r.a.) reports that when the Prophet (s.a.w.) delivered a sermon in Mina, he instructed the Muhajireen to set up camp in front of the Masjid Khayf and the Ansaar to set up camp behind it. The rest of the Muslims were to camp behind them. [Abu Dawood]

- Abdullah bin Abbas (r.a.) narrates that it was in Masjid al-Khayf that the Prophet (s.a.w.) addressed them. After praising Allah as he said:

"Allah will set right the affairs of the person whose prime concern is the Aakhirah (Hereafter), Allah will also grant him self-sufficiency and the world will humble itself before him. As for the person whose prime concern is this world, Allah will scatter his affairs, place poverty in front of him and all he will get of this world will be what has been predestined for him.“ [Tabraani]

References:
The History of Makkah Mukarramah – Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani
Holy Makkah – Shaikh Safiur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Hayatus Sahabah - M. Yusuf Khandalvi