[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which places are the best?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I do not know." He then asked, "Which places are the worst?" The Prophet ﷺ again replied, "I do not know." Then, Jibril (Gabriel) came to him and the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "O Jibril, which places are the best?" Jibril replied, "I do not know." The Prophet ﷺ asked again, "Which places are the worst?" Jibril replied, "I do not know." Then the Prophet ﷺ said to Jibril, "Ask your Lord." Jibril asked his Lord, and the Prophet ﷺ sat there almost being overwhelmed. Then Jibril returned and said, "Muhammad, I was asked by your Lord, which places are the best?" So I said, "I do not know." And He asked again, "Which places are the worst?" So I said, "I do not know." Then He informed me that the best of places are the mosques and the worst of places are the markets.
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ فَأِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا جِبْرِيلُ أِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ أِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ قَالَ فَانْتَقَضَ جِبْرِيلُ انْتِقَاضَةً كَادَ يُصْعَقُ مِنْهَا مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ لِجِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سَأَلَكَ مُحَمَّدٌ أِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقُلْتَ لَا أَدْرِي وَسَأَلَكَ أِيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقُلْتَ لَا أَدْرِي فَأَخْبِرْهُ أَنَّ خَيْرَ الْبِقَاعِ الْمَسَاجِدُ وَأَنَّ شَرَّ الْبِقَاعِ الْأَسْوَاقُ