Masjid al-Adna: The Nearer Mosque of Bani Dinar
Short answer
Masjid al-Adna, more fully Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna, is one of the small historic mosques of Madinah listed by Saudipedia among those where the Prophet ﷺ prayed. The Madinah heritage sources also record it as al-Mighsalah, al-Mughaysilah and al-Ghassalin, names relating to washing the dead. Visiting is not a rite of Hajj or Umrah.
Key takeaways
- ✓Its fuller name is Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna, the nearer mosque of Bani Dinar, a branch of the Banu al-Najjar.
- ✓Masjid al-Manaratayn is also commonly called Masjid Bani Dinar. They are two different mosques, listed separately.
- ✓Saying just Bani Dinar to a driver may get you either one. Use al-Adna, or use al-Manaratayn.
- ✓The heritage sources also record it as al-Mighsalah, al-Mughaysilah and al-Ghassalin, all from the root meaning to wash.
- ✓Those names indicate the mosque was associated with washing the dead before burial, a normal neighbourhood function.
- ✓The sources state it was built in the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime on the spot where he prayed. Level B documentation.
- ✓Low priority for a first visit. Quba, Uhud, Qiblatayn and the Prophet's Mosque come first.
Quick facts
- City
- Madinah
- Fuller name
- Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna
- Also recorded as
- Al-Mighsalah, al-Mughaysilah, al-Ghassalin
- Tribe
- Bani Dinar, a branch of the Banu al-Najjar of the Khazraj
- Built
- Reported as within the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime
- Special prayer or reward
- None authentically reported
- Part of Umrah or Hajj
- No
- Access
- Not verified. Check locally
- Priority
- Low. For those working through the list of eighteen
- Evidence level
- B. Madinah heritage documentation, not a hadith-named site
Masjid al-Adna is one of the small historic mosques of Madinah, listed by Saudipedia among the surviving mosques in the city where the Prophet ﷺ prayed.
Its full name in the Madinah heritage sources is Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna, the nearer mosque of Bani Dinar, and it comes with a set of alternative names that tell you what the place was used for.
Two Bani Dinar mosques, not one
This is the thing to get straight before you ask anybody for directions.
The Bani Dinar were a branch of the Banu al-Najjar, one of the Khazraj clans of Madinah, and more than one mosque carries their name.
- Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna, "the nearer one", is this mosque.
- Masjid al-Manaratayn is also commonly called Masjid Bani Dinar.
They are separate entries on Saudipedia's list of mosques where the Prophet ﷺ prayed. If you simply say "Bani Dinar" to a driver you may get either one, so use al-Adna, or use al-Manaratayn, depending on which you want.
The other names
The Madinah region heritage sources record this mosque under several further names: al-Mighsalah, al-Mughaysilah, and al-Ghassalin.
All three come from the same root, to wash. The names indicate that the place was associated with the washing of the dead before burial, which was a normal function attached to a neighbourhood mosque.
That is an unglamorous detail and it is worth keeping. Most of the small mosques on the Ziyarat list were not monuments. They were the working religious infrastructure of clan neighbourhoods: where you prayed, where you gathered, and where your dead were washed.
What is recorded
The heritage sources state that Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna was built in the Prophet's ﷺ own lifetime, on the spot where he prayed.
Evidence level: B. This comes from the historical and heritage literature of Madinah, carried into Saudipedia's published list of mosques where he prayed. It is real documentation. It is not an authentic hadith naming the building, and we are not going to present it as one.
We could not verify current access, opening times or the state of the building, and we are not going to invent them.
Is visiting part of Hajj or Umrah?
No. Not a rite of either, and no special prayer or reward for praying there is authentically reported.
Honest verdict
Low priority, and we would rather say so.
Saudipedia counts twenty-five mosques in Madinah where the Prophet ﷺ prayed, eighteen of which still stand. This is one of the eighteen, which makes it real, documented and modest. If you are working through that list, add it. If you have three days in the city, Quba, Uhud, Qiblatayn and time inside the Prophet's Mosque come first.
Related
- Masjid al-Manaratayn — the other Bani Dinar mosque.
- Masjid Banu Khatmah — and the list of twenty-five explained.
- Masjid Banu Anif — the most physically striking of the small mosques.
- Madinah Ziyarat guide — the whole city, site by site.
Getting there
Madinah's smaller historic mosques are scattered, and reaching them one taxi at a time turns a short list into a whole morning. Our Madinah Ziyarat private car covers the round on one fixed fare for the whole vehicle with the driver waiting at every stop, and the Madinah Ziyarat tour is the guided version. For arrival, the Madinah airport transfer has fixed fares.
Accuracy note
Saudipedia lists Masjid al-Adna among the surviving mosques in Madinah where the Prophet ﷺ prayed. The fuller name Masjid Bani Dinar al-Adna, the attribution of the Bani Dinar to the Banu al-Najjar, the alternative names al-Mighsalah, al-Mughaysilah and al-Ghassalin, and the statement that the mosque was built in the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime on the spot where he prayed, follow the Madinah region heritage sources. This is level B documentation rather than an authentic hadith naming the building. Masjid al-Manaratayn is also commonly called Masjid Bani Dinar and is listed separately; the two are different mosques. We could not verify current access, opening times or the state of the building and have not stated them. We know of no authentic report of a special reward for praying here. Visiting is not a rite of Hajj or Umrah. Content verified August 2026. Something to correct? Tell us.
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Last updated: 18 September 2026·Sources reviewed by the Wadana Go editorial team.
