Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Mosque

Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Mosque (جامع الشيخ محمد بن إبراهيم) is a Friday mosque and an active place of worship in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located south of Souq al-Zal in the Qasr al-Hukm District. It was first established in 1773 as Dakhna Grand Mosque (مسجد دخنة الكبير) in the Dakhna quarter and later got evolved into a center of learning for Hanbali Sunni scholars. Named after Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, it is the oldest existing mosque in Riyadh and was demolished and rebuilt on numerous occasions throughout the 20th century, with the latest renovation having taken place in the period 2001–2005 during the third phase of the Qasr Al Hukm District Development Project.

History
It was first built by Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab in 1773 soon after Abdulaziz ibn Muhammad’s takeover of the walled town of Riyadh from Dahham bin Dawwas. The mosque later became a center of learning for religious and scientific studies in the Dakhna quarter, that led to the quarter being nicknamed as Hayy al-Ulema. The mosque was renovated and rehabilitated in 1942, 1962 and 1983.

It was named Dakhna Grand Mosque to distinguish itself with the Dakhna Small Mosque. During the reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, he appointed Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ash-Sheikh as the imam of the mosque following the death of Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Latif Al ash-Sheikh in 1921, who later became the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia in 1953 while retaining his position as the imam of the mosque until his death in 1969.

In January 2001, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz directed the authorities to expand and rebuild the mosque. It renovation was overseen by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City under Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and was inaugurated in December 2005.