Visits to Prophet's Mosque Roudah require advance booking via Nusuk app

MEDINA — Visits to the Roudah Sharifah, the area inside the Prophet's Mosque, are available only at set times for men and women, according to a report published by Okaz on 20 October 2026. Visitors must book their slot through the Nusuk app.

The report says the visit times vary between weekdays and Friday. On ordinary days, men may visit from 2:00 a.m. until the Fajr prayer, and again from 11:20 a.m. until the Isha prayer. Women have two windows: from after Fajr until 11:00 a.m., and from after Isha until 2:00 a.m.

On Ffridays, according to the same report, men may visit from 2:00 a.m. until Fajr, and from 9:00 a.m. until Isha. Women's windows are from after Fajr until 9:00 a.m., and from after Isha until 2:00 a.m.

The report says visitors must confirm their booking details before heading to the Roudah. It does not say whether the rules apply to all categories of visitors, or whether slots are limited in number. Okaz did not name an official source for the schedule, and the article does not say when the timings took effect or whether they may change.

Background

The Roudah is a section of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Visits to it are separated by gender, with set periods for men and women. The Nusuk app is the platform used for booking visits to sites in Saudi Arabia linked to religious travel, including the Prophet's Mosque. Okaz is a Saudi daily newspaper based in Jeddah.

This report is based solely on the Okaz article. No other source was consulted for this story.