Overview
Masjid Addas is a small historic mosque in the Al-Mathnah district of Taif, an area of old orchards. Local tradition connects it with the place where the Prophet ﷺ rested after leaving Taif.
The story of Addas
The early biography of the Prophet ﷺ (Ibn Ishaq, in Sirat Ibn Hisham) relates that after the people of Taif rejected him, the Prophet ﷺ rested in an orchard. A Christian servant named Addas, from Nineveh, brought him grapes. When the Prophet ﷺ began with “Bismillah” and spoke of Prophet Yunus of Nineveh, Addas was moved and accepted Islam.
The hardest day
Aisha (RA) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ described the day he presented his message to Ibn Abd Yalil, and was rejected, as harder than Uhud; on his way back the angel of the mountains came to him, and he chose mercy for his people, hoping their descendants would worship Allah alone (Sahih al-Bukhari 3231). Scholars connect this with the journey to Taif.
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Visiting information
A small mosque; fruit sellers are often nearby. The link of this exact spot to the story comes from local tradition, so treat it as a place of remembrance rather than a place of special rituals.
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- Sirat Ibn Hisham (from Ibn Ishaq): the account of Addas
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3231 — https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3231
- Arab News: Taif's historic mosques (Al-Mathnah) — https://www.arabnews.com/node/1223181
Historical reports sometimes differ; where they do, this page notes it. Please consult qualified scholars for religious rulings. Visiting rules and opening times are set by the Saudi authorities and may change.