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Musalla of the Prophet<small>(PBUH)</small> was an open area without any buildings to the west of the [[Masjid al-Nabī|Prophet's Mosque]], where the Prophet Muhammad <small>(PBUH)</small> used to perform the [[Eid prayers]]. This location, originally used as a resting place for the camels of caravans and the market of [[Medina]], was known as [[Minakhah]], later referred to as the [[Musalla Square]]

Three mosques were eventually built in this area: [[the Mosque of Ghamama]] (or Masjid al-Musalla), [[the Mosque of Ali ibn Abi Talib]], and [[the Mosque of Abu Bakr]]. It is reported that the Prophet <small>(PBUH)</small> performed various prayers, including the Eid prayers([[Eid al-Adha]] and [[Eid al-fitr]]), [[the prayers for rain]], and some other prayers, such as the funeral prayer for the [[Negus of Abyssinia]], in this Musalla.

==Location==

The Prophet's Musalla in [[Medina]] was an open area without any buildings to the west of the [[Masjid al-Nabī|Prophet's Mosque]].<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā'', vol. 3, p. 122.</ref>This area was known as [[Minakhah]], used as a resting place for camels and as the location for the market of Medina. It was also referred to as the [[Musalla Square]], the prayer ground.<ref>ʿAbdu-l Ghanī, ''Al-Masājid al-Atharīyya fī al- madīna al-munawwara'', p. 223.</ref>

===The Prophet's Prayer rooms in Minakhah===

In the sources, reference has been made to places in Minakhah where the Prophet performed the Eid prayers. It should be noted that the locations identified as the Prophet's prayer rooms based on these narratives did not exist during the Prophet's time; they were constructed later.<ref>ʿAbdu-l Ghanī, ''Al-Masājid al-Atharīyya fī al- madīna al-munawwara'', p. 224-225.</ref

According to the narrations transmitted by Ibn Shubba, the Prophet performed the Eid prayers in the following locations, all of which are in Minakhah:<ref>Numīrī, ''Tārīkh al-madīna al-munawwara'', vol. 1, p. 133-135.</ref>