[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which places are better?" The Prophet replied, "I don't know." The man then asked, "Which places are worse?" again the Prophet replied, "I don't know." The man advised him to ask his Lord, so when Gabriel descended, the Prophet said, "I was asked about the better places and the worse places, but I didn't know." Gabriel said, "I also don't know until I ask my Lord." Suddenly, Gabriel shuddered and almost got shocked, then Allah said to Gabriel, "O Gabriel, Muhammad is asking you which places are better." Gabriel replied, "I don't know." Then the Prophet asked, "Which places are worse?" and Gabriel replied, "I don't know. However, the best places are the mosques and the worst places are the markets."
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي» فَقَالَ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي» فَقَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي سُئِلْتُ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ وَأَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ وَأَنَا لَا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَبِّي قَالَ فَانْتَفَضَ جِبْرِيلُ انْتِفَاضَةً كَادَ أَنْ يُصْعَقَ مِنْهَا مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ يَسْأَلُكَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقُلْتَ لَا أَدْرِي فَسَأَلَكَ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ شَرٌّ فَقُلْتَ لَا أَدْرِي وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْبِقَاعِ الْمَسَاجِدُ وَشَرَّ الْبِقَاعِ الْأَسْوَاقُ