Al-Quran & Masajid

اِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسٰجِدَ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَاَقَامَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَى الزَّكٰوةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ۗفَعَسٰٓى اُولٰۤىِٕكَ اَنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا مِنَ

الْمُهْتَدِيْنَ   ( التوبة: ١٨ )

In fact, the mosques of Allah are built-up only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and those who establish Salāh and pay Zakāh and who fear none but Allah. So, it is hoped that they are to be among those on the right path.

فَشَهِدَ تَعَالَى بِالْإِيمَانِ لِعُمَّارِ الْمَسَاجِدِ، كَمَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ:Therefore, Allah testifies to the faith of those who maintain the Masjids.

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ الرَّجُلَ يَتَعَاهَدُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَاشْهَدُوا لَهُ بِالْإِيمَانِ

فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ

2617 سنن الترمذي كتاب الإيمان باب ما جاء في حرمة الصلاة

2617 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن غريب في سنن الترمذي

رَجُلٌ عَهِدٌ : يُعْنَى بِالأُمُورِ وَيَحْفَظُهَا،

Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you see a man committed to the mosque, bear witness to his faith. Verily, Allah Almighty said: The mosques are only maintained by those who have faith in Allah and the Last Day, establish prayer and give charity.” (9:18)

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2617,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi

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“إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ يَعْتَادُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَاشْهَدُوا لَهُ بِالْإِيمَانِ؛

“If you see a man frequenting the mosque (2), bear witness to his faith;

عَادٍ، العَادِيٌ

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ

وَرَوَاهُ الْحَافِظُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْبَزَّارُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ الْمُرِّيِّ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

“إنما عُمَّارُ الْمَسَاجِدِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ” ^٧)

(ibni kathir ) وَرَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، وَابْنُ مَرْدَوَيْهِ، وَالْحَاكِمُ فِي مُسْتَدْرَكِهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، بِهِ

Neighbors of Allah tala

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُنَادِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَيْنَ جِيرَانِي أَيْنَ جِيرَانِي

قَالَ فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رَبَّنَا وَمَنْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُجَاوِرَكَ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ عُمَّارُ الْمَسَاجِدِ

126 مسند الحارث

2728 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah will announce on the Day of Resurrection: Where are my neighbors? Where are my neighbors? The angels will say: Our Lord, who is befitting to be your neighbor? Allah will say: Where are those who filled the mosques?”

Source: Musnad al-Ḥārith 126,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

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عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رضي الله عنه قَالَ يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَجْتَمِعُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِمْ مُؤْمِنٌ

97 الإيمان لابن أبي شيبة

101 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده موقوف صحيح على شرط الشيخين في الإيمان لابن أبي شيبة

Khaythama reported: Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A time will come to people when they gather and pray in the mosques, yet there will not be a believer among them.”

Source: Kitāb al-Īmān 97,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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Masjid is the home of every righteous believer

عن سلمان الفارسي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 الْمَسْجِدُ بَيْتُ كُلِّ تَقِيٍّ وَقَدْ ضَمِنَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَنْ كَانَت الْمَسْاجِدُ بَيْوتَهُم بالرَّوْحِ وَالرَّاحَةِ وَالْجَوَازِ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ إِلَى رِضْوَانِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

2689 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي

1/176 المحدث المنذري خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في الترغيب والترهيب

Salman al-Farisi reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The mosque is the home of every righteous believer. Allah Almighty has guaranteed comfort and gratification to those who take the mosques as their homes, and safe passage over the bridge of Hell unto the pleasure of Allah Almighty.”, Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 2689,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Mundhiri

Another Narration

عن أبي الدرداء – رضي الله عنه – قال: سمعت رسول الله – صلى الله عليه وسلم – يقول:

المسجدُ بيتُ كلِّ تقيٍّ ، وتكفَّلَ اللهُ لمَن كان المسجدُ بيتَهُ بالرُّوحِ والرَّحمةِ ، والجَوازِ على الصِّراطِ إلى رِضوانِ اللهِ ، إلى الجنَّةِ

: أخرجه القضاعي في ((مسند الشهاب)) (72) مختصراً، والبيهقي في ((شعب الإيمان)) (10657)، والديلمي في ((الفردوس)) (6655) باختلاف يسير.

Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates, I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) saying:‘The Masjid is the house of every pious person, and Allah guarantees mercy for the one who makes the Masjid his house [by frequenting it]. Allah also guarantees [safe] passage over the bridge of sirat and entry into Allah’s pleasure and Jannah for such people.’

Reference and Grade:

This Hadith has been recorded by Imams Bazzar, Tabarani and others (rahimahumullah) in their respective Hadith collections with slight variations in the wordings. The words in question are from Al-Mu’jamul Kabir’s version.Imam Bazzar (rahimahullah) has declared the chain sound (hasan).‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) concurred with this.‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) says: ‘The narrators of the narration of Bazzar are all authentic (rijalus sahih).(Musnad Bazzar, hadith: 4152, Al-Mu’jamul Kabir, al-Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 7145, Targhib, Hadith: 494 & Majma’uz Zawaid, vol.2 pg.22), Also see Majma’uz Zawaid, Hadith: 2054 for another similar Hadith.

Under the protection of Allah

عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

وَمَنْ غَدَا إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ أَوْ رَاحَ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَى إِمَامٍ يُعَزِّزُهُ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

وَمَنْ جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَمْ يَغْتَبْ إِنْسَانًا كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

377 صحيح ابن حبان

1316 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الترغيب

Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever wages jihad in the way of Allah, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever visits a sick person, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever visits the mosque in the morning or evening, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever enters the dwelling of a prayer leader to honor him, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever sits in his house and does not backbite any human being, his safety is assured by Allah.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 377, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Another Narration

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 ثَلاثَةٌ فِي ضَمَانِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَجُلٌ خَرَجَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَجُلٌ خَرَجَ حَاجًّا

1041 مسند الحميدي

12/379 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج المسند

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three people have a guarantee from Allah Almighty: a man who leaves his house to attend one of the mosques of Allah Almighty, a man who goes out waging a campaign in the way of Allah Almighty, and a man who goes out for the Hajj pilgrimage.” ,Source: Musnad al-Ḥumaydī 1041, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

Another Narration

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَصَلاتٌ سِتٌّ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ إِلا كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ مُجَاهِدًا فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ تَبِعَ جَنَازَةً فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ عَادَ مَرِيضًا فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

وَرَجُلٌ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ لِصَلاتِهِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

وَرَجُلٌ أَتَى إِمَامًا لا يَأْتِيهِ إِلا لِيُعَزِّرَهُ وَيُوَقِّرَهُ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ لا يَغْتَابُ مُسْلِمًا وَلا يَجُرُّ إِلَيْهِ سَخَطًا وَلا يَنْقِمُهُ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي وَجْهِهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللَّهِ

3948 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

3384 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح بشواهده في السلسلة الصحيحة

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim dies with one of six traits but that he has a guarantee from Allah he will be admitted into Paradise. A man who goes out for jihad; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man who follows a funeral procession; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man who visits a sick person; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man who performs ablution in the best manner and then goes out to the mosque for his prayer; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man who comes to a Muslim leader for no reason but to honor and respect him; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man in his house who does not backbite a Muslim and he does not bring displeasure or vengeance upon himself; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 3948 ,Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

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عن جندب بن عبد الله قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ

فَلَا يَطْلُبَنَّكُمْ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذِمَّتِهِ بِشَيْءٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَطْلُبْهُ مِنْ ذِمَّتِهِ بِشَيْءٍ يُدْرِكْهُ ثُمَّ يَكُبَّهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ

657 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب فضل صلاة العشاء والصبح في جماعة

Jundab ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs the dawn prayer will be under the guardianship of Allah. Thus, let not one of you be held to account for his guardianship in any way. For if Allah seeks recompense for his guardianship in any way, Allah will achieve it and the violator will be thrown on his face in the fire of Hell.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 657,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

The Masjid was only built to remember Allah

عَنْ بُرَيْدَة أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَشَدَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى الْجَمَلِ الْأَحْمَرِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

لَا وَجَدْتَ إِنَّمَا بُنِيَتْ الْمَسَاجِدُ لِمَا بُنِيَتْ لَهُ

569 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب النهي عن نشد الضالة في المسجد وما يقوله من سمع الناشد

قال النووي إِنَّمَا بُنِيَتِ الْمَسَاجِدُ لِمَا بُنِيَتْ لَهُ مَعْنَاهُ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَالصَّلَاةِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالْمُذَاكَرَةِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَنَحْوِهَا

569 شرح النووي على مسلم

Buraydah reported: A man announced loudly in the mosque, saying, “Has anyone seen my red camel?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May you not find it! Verily, the mosques were only built for the purpose they were built.” ,Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 569,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Al-Nawawi said, “The mosques were only built for what they were built, meaning, for the remembrance of Allah Almighty, prayer, knowledge, good lessons, and so on.”,Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 569

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Build a house in paradise by building a masjid

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَهُ

450 صحيح البخاري كتاب الصلاة أبواب استقبال القبلة باب من بنى مسجدا

533 صحيح مسلم كتاب الزهد والرقائق باب فضل بناء المساجد

Uthman ibn Affan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house like it in Paradise.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 450, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 533

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Another’s Narration

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

 “‏ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏”‏ ‏.

I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Whoever builds a mosque in which the Name of Allah is mentioned, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.'”

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ “‏

مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ أَوْ أَصْغَرَ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, like a sparrow’s nest for Allah or even smaller, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى – قَالَ بُكَيْرٌ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ – يَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ – بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عِيسَى فِي رِوَايَتِهِ ‏”‏ مِثْلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏”‏

 I have heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who built a mosque for Allah, the Exalted, Allah would build for him a house in Paradise. Bukair said: I think he (the Holy Prophet) said: While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building the mosque). And in the narration of Ibn ‘Isa (the words are):” (a house) like that (mosque) in Paradise.”

Best jihad to build a mosque, teach good

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

مَنْ دَخَلَ مَسْجِدَنَا هَذَا لِيَتَعَلَّمَ خَيْرًا أَوْ يُعَلِّمَهُ كَانَ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ لِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ كَالنَّاظِرِ إِلَى مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ

87 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب العلم

1/287 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever enters our mosque to teach goodness, or to learn it himself, is like one waging jihad in the way of Allah. Whoever enters it for another reason, he is an observer of what does not belong to him.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 87,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

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عن القرطبي وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ

أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا يُعَلِّمُ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنَ وَالْفِقْهَ وَالسُّنَّةَ

9:122 الجامع لأحكام القرآن سورة براءة قوله تعالى وما كان المؤمنون لينفروا كافة

Al-Qurtubi reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The best jihad is to build a mosque and to teach the Quran, the Sunnah, and religious understanding therein.”

Source: Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī 9:122

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عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ

مَنْ غَدَا أَوْ رَاحَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لَا يُرِيدُ غَيْرَهُ لِيَتَعَلَّمَ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيُعَلِّمَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ كَانَ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ رَجَعَ غَانِمًا

1/207 موطأ مالك رواية أبي مصعب الزهري كتاب الجمعة باب انتظارالصلاة والمشي إليها

Malik reported: Abu Bakr ibn Abdur Rahman, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say, “Whoever departs to the mosque in the morning, intending to go nowhere else and to teach goodness or to learn it himself, then he returns to his house, he is like one who wages jihad in the way of Allah and returns with spoils.”,Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ Riwāyat al-Zuhrī 529

Seeking knowledge is Jihad

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ كَانَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ

2647 سنن الترمذي كتاب العلم باب فضل طلب العلم

4/386 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن غريب في سنن الترمذي

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes out seeking knowledge is in the way of Allah until he returns.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2647,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi

Boasting on masjid

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The Hour will not begin until the people compete in (building) mosques.'”

، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

 “‏ لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَتَبَاهَى النَّاسُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Best place and Bad place

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 أَحَبُّ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدُهَا وَأَبْغَضُ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَسْوَاقُهَا

671 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب فضل الجلوس في مصلاه بعد الصبح وفضل المساجد

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most beloved of places to Allah are the mosques, and the most hated of places to Allah are the markets.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 671,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Like fish in the water

المؤمن في المسجد كالسَّمك في الماء، والمنافق في المسجد كالطير في القفص

Mālik ibn Dīnār rahimahullāh has stated that a believer inside the masjid is like a fish in water and a munāfiq (hypocrite) in the masjid is like a bird in a cage. (Kashful Khafa, Hadith: 2689)

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Allah’s rejoice on his returning to masjid

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «

مَا تَوَطَّنَ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلصَّلاَةِ وَالذِّكْرِ إِلاَّ تَبَشْبَشَ اللَّهُ لَهُ كَمَا يَتَبَشْبَشُ أَهْلُ الْغَائِبِ بِغَائِبِهِمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No Muslim regularly attends the mosques to perform prayer and remember Allah, but Allah is delighted for him just as the family of one who was away, is delighted upon his return.”  
Hasan/Sound. – [Ibn Maajah]

Gardens of Paradise

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 إِذَا مَرَرْتُمْ بِرِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ فَارْتَعُوا قَالُوا وَمَا رِيَاضُ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ حِلَقُ الذِّكْرِ

3510 سنن الترمذي كتاب الدعوات باب ما جاء في عقد التسبيح باليد

853 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في الجامع الصغير

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you pass by the meadows of Paradise, graze as you like.” They said, “What are the meadows of Paradise?” The Prophet said, “Circles of remembrance.”, Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3510,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti

Another Narration

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 إِذَا مَرَرْتُمْ بِرِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ فَارْتَعُوا قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا رِيَاضُ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ الْمَسَاجِدُ 

قُلْتُ وَمَا الرَّتْعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

3509 سنن الترمذي كتاب الدعوات باب ما جاء في عقد التسبيح باليد

3509 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن غريب في سنن الترمذي

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you pass by the meadows of Paradise, graze as you like.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the meadows of Paradise?” The Prophet said, “The mosques.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is its grazing?” The Prophet said, “To declare the glory of Allah, the praise of Allah, the greatness of Allah, and that there is no God but Allah.” ,Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3509,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَلَائِكَةً سَيَّارَةً فُضُلًا يَتَتَبَّعُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا مَجْلِسًا فِيهِ ذِكْرٌ قَعَدُوا مَعَهُمْ وَحَفَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ حَتَّى يَمْلَئُوا مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِذَا تَفَرَّقُوا عَرَجُوا وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ قَالَ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ جِئْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ عِبَادٍ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يُسَبِّحُونَكَ وَيُكَبِّرُونَكَ وَيُهَلِّلُونَكَ وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ قَالَ وَمَاذَا يَسْأَلُونِي قَالُوا يَسْأَلُونَكَ جَنَّتَكَ قَالَ وَهَلْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي قَالُوا لَا أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي قَالُوا وَيَسْتَجِيرُونَكَ قَالَ وَمِمَّ يَسْتَجِيرُونَنِي قَالُوا مِنْ نَارِكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ وَهَلْ رَأَوْا نَارِي قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا نَارِي قَالُوا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَكَ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا وَأَجَرْتُهُمْ مِمَّا اسْتَجَارُوا قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبِّ فِيهِمْ فُلَانٌ عَبْدٌ خَطَّاءٌ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ وَلَهُ غَفَرْتُ هُمْ الْقَوْمُ لَا يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ

6408 صحيح البخاري كتاب الدعوات باب فضل ذكر الله عز وجل

2689 صحيح مسلم كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار باب فضل مجالس الذكر

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty has caravans of angels who have no other work but to follow gatherings of remembrance. When they find such gatherings in which there is remembrance, they sit with them and some of them surround the others with their wings until the space between them and the heavens is covered. When they disperse, they ascend to the heavens and Allah Almighty asks them, although He knows better than them: From where have you come? They say: We came from Your servants on earth who were glorifying You, declaring Your greatness and oneness, praising You and asking from You. Allah says: What do they ask from Me? They say: They ask for Your Paradise. Allah says: Have they seen My Paradise? They say no. Allah says: What if they were to see My Paradise? They say: They seek Your protection. Allah says: From what do they seek My protection? They say: From Your Hellfire, our Lord. Allah says: Have they seen My Hellfire? They say no. Allah says: What if they were to see My Hellfire? They say: They ask for Your forgiveness. Allah says: I will pardon them, give them what they request, and grant them protection. They say: Our Lord, there is one among them, a simple servant who happened to pass by and sit there alongside them. Allah says: I will also grant him pardon, for whoever sits with these fellows will not suffer misery.”,Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6408, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2689 ,Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Another Narration

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

لَا يَقْعُدُ قَوْمٌ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا حَفَّتْهُمْ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَغَشِيَتْهُمْ الرَّحْمَةُ وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّكِينَةُ وَذَكَرَهُمْ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ

2700 صحيح مسلم كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار باب فضل الاجتماع على تلاوة القرآن وعلى الذكر

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people gather to remember Allah Almighty but that the angels surround them, cover them with mercy, send tranquility upon them, and mention them to Allah among those near to Him.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2700, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Another Narration

عن معاوية رضي الله عنه قال إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ عَلَى حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ قَالُوا جَلَسْنَا نَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَنَحْمَدُهُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ آللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ إِلَّا ذَاكَ قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجْلَسَنَا إِلَّا ذَاكَ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَسْتَحْلِفْكُمْ تُهْمَةً لَكُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ

أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبَاهِي بِكُمْ الْمَلَائِكَةَ

2701 صحيح مسلم كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار باب فضل الاجتماع على تلاوة القرآن وعلى الذكر

Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to a gathering of his companions and he said, “Why are you sitting?” They said, “We are sitting to remember Allah and to praise him for guiding us to Islam and blessing us with it.” The Prophet said, “Only for Allah are you sitting for this?” They said, “By Allah, we are only sitting for this.” The Prophet said, “Verily, I did not ask you for an oath because I doubted you. Rather, Gabriel has told me that Allah Almighty is proud of you in front of the angels.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2701 ,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ اجْتَمَعُوا يَذْكُرُونَ اللهَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ إِلَّا نَادَاهُمْ مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَنْ

قُومُوا مَغْفُورًا لَكُمْ قَدْ بُدِّلَتْ سَيِّئَاتُكُمْ حَسَنَاتٍ

12453 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

12453 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في تخريج المسند

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people gather to remember Allah, only desiring by that His countenance, except that it will be announced for them in the heavens: Stand forgiven! Your bad deeds have been replaced with good deeds!”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 12453 ,Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

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عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا غَنِيمَةُ مَجَالِسِ الذِّكْرِ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 غَنِيمَةُ مَجَالِسِ الذِّكْرِ الْجَنَّةُ

6651 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

10/81 المحدث الهيثمي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن‏‏ في مجمع الزوائد

“The spoils of the gatherings of remembrance is Paradise.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 6651,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Haythami

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In the masjid reward like Hajj

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لا يُرِيدُ إِلا أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ خَيْرًا أَوْ يَعْلَمَهُ كَانَ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ حَاجٍّ تَامًّا حَجَّتهُ

7346 المعجم الكبير للطبراني باب الصاد من اسمه الصعب

86 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح فيصحيح الترغيب

Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever leaves for the mosque in the morning, for no reason but to learn goodness or teach others, he will have a reward as if he has completed the Hajj pilgrimage.” ,Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 7346,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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Continuous charity

 عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ

1631 صحيح مسلم كتاب الوصية باب ما يلحق الإنسان من الثواب بعد وفاته

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the human being dies, his deeds end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.”, Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1631 ,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Another Narration

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

خَيْرُ مَا يُخَلِّفُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ثَلَاثٌ وَلَدٌ صَالِحٌ يَدْعُو لَهُ وَصَدَقَةٌ تَجْرِي يَبْلُغُهُ أَجْرُهَا وَعِلْمٌ يُعْمَلُ بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

237 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب المقدمة باب ثواب معلم الناس الخير

199 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح ابن ماجه

Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best of what a man leaves behind are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, ongoing charity the reward of which reaches him, and knowledge that is acted upon after him.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 237,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

 Types of ongoing charity after death

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِمَّا يَلْحَقُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَحَسَنَاتِهِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ عِلْمًا عَلَّمَهُ وَنَشَرَهُ وَوَلَدًا صَالِحًا تَرَكَهُ وَمُصْحَفًا وَرَّثَهُ أَوْ مَسْجِدًا بَنَاهُ أَوْ بَيْتًا لِابْنِ السَّبِيلِ بَنَاهُ أَوْ نَهْرًا أَجْرَاهُ أَوْ صَدَقَةً أَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ مَالِهِ فِي صِحَّتِهِ وَحَيَاتِهِ يَلْحَقُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِ

242 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب المقدمة باب ثواب معلم الناس الخير

200 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح ابن ماجه

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the good deeds that will join a believer after his death are these: knowledge which he taught and spread, a righteous child he leaves behind, a copy of the Quran he leaves for inheritance, a mosque he has built, a house he built for travelers, a well he has dug, and charity distributed from his wealth while he was alive and well. These deeds will join him after his death.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 242,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

Virtues of Masjid Prayer

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَاحَ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ نُزُلَهُ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ كُلَّمَا غَدَا أَوْ رَاحَ

662 صحيح البخاري أبواب صلاة الجماعة والإمامة باب فضل من غدا إلى المسجد ومن راح

669 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب المشي إلى الصلاة تمحى به الخطايا وترفع به الدرجات

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes to the mosque at dawn or dusk, Allah will prepare for his residence in Paradise for every morning and evening.” ,Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 662, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 669

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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Guest Of Allah in The Masjid

عَنْ سَلْمَانَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَهُوَ زَائِرُ اللَّهِ وَحَقٌّ عَلَى الْمَزُورِ أَنْ يُكْرِمَ الزَّائِرَ

6010 المعجم الكبير للطبراني باب السين من اسمه سهل

7/263 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في الدر المنثور

Salman reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs ablution well in his home and thereafter comes to the mosque, he is the guest of Allah and it is a duty upon the host to honor his guest.”Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 6010,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

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Allah’s Promise of paradise

Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عُبَادَة بْن الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنِّي قَدْ فَرَضْتُ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ مَنْ وَفَى بِهِنَّ عَلَى وُضُوئِهِنَّ وَمَوَاقِيتِهِنَّ وَرُكُوعِهِنَّ وَسُجُودِهِنَّ فَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدِي بِهِنَّ عَهْدًا أَنْ أُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَقِينِي وَقَدِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدِي عَهْدٌ إِنْ شِئْتُ عَذَّبْتُهُ وَإِنْ شِئْتُ رَحِمْتُهُ

574 مسند أبي داود الطيالسي

77 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Angel Gabriel, upon him be peace, came to me from my Lord and he said, ‘O Muhammad, Allah Almighty says: Verily, I have obligated five prayers upon your nation. Whoever fulfils them with their ablution, their timings, their bowings, and their prostrations, then he has a promise from Me that he will enter Paradise. But whoever meets Me with any shortcomings in them, he does not have a promise from Me. If I wish, I will punish him, and if I wish, I will have mercy upon him.”

Source: Musnad Abī Dāwūd al-Ṭayālisī 574, Grade: 

Allah boasts to angels for those waiting in mosque

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَرَجَعَ مَنْ رَجَعَ وَعَقَّبَ مَنْ عَقَّبَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْرِعًا قَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ وَقَدْ حَسَرَ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ

فَقَالَ أَبْشِرُوا هَذَا رَبُّكُمْ قَدْ فَتَحَ بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ السَّمَاءِ يُبَاهِي بِكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يَقُولُ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عِبَادِي قَدْ قَضَوْا فَرِيضَةً وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أُخْرَى

801 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب المساجد والجماعات باب لزوم المساجد وانتظار الصلاة

660 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح ابن ماجه

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: We performed the sunset prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Some people left and some people stayed. The Prophet came back in a hurry, out of breath and holding his cloak above his shins. The Prophet said, “Rejoice! Your Lord has opened a gate to the heavens and He boasts to the angels, saying: Look at My servants! They have completed a prescribed prayer and they are waiting for another!”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 801, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

A private conversation with Allah

عَنِ الْبَيَاضِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَقَدْ عَلَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُصَلِّي يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَلْيَنْظُرْ مَا يُنَاجِيهِ وَلَا يَجْهَرْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ بِالْقُرْآنِ

19022 مسند أحمد

31/363 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج المسند

Al-Bayadi reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to the people while they were praying and they were raising their voices in recitation. The Prophet said, “Verily, the one in prayer is in an intimate conversation with his Lord Almighty, so let one look at how he converses with Him. Do not raise your voices above each other with the Quran.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19022,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

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Missing out Masjid Prayer

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الَّذِي

تَفُوتُهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ

552 صحيح البخاري كتاب مواقيت الصلاة باب إثم من فاتته العصر

626 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب التغليظ في تفويت صلاة العصر

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever misses the afternoon prayer, it is as if he had lost his family and his property.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 552, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 626

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ 

سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمْ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ

الْإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ بِعِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ

وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ

وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا عَلَيْهِ وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ يَمِينُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ شِمَالُهُ وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ

660 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب من جلس في المسجد ينتظر الصلاة وفضل المساجد

 1031 صحيح مسلم كتاب الزكاة باب فضل إخفاء الصدقة

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are seven whom Allah will shade on a day when there is no shade but His. They are a just ruler, a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, one whose heart is attached to the mosques, two who love each other, meet each other, and depart from each other for the sake of Allah, a man who is tempted by a beautiful woman of high status but he rejects her, saying , ‘I fear Allah,’ and one who spends in charity and hides it such that his right hand does not know what his left hand has given, and one who remembered Allah in private and he wept.”,Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 660, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1031

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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High Neck People as masters

عن معاوية قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 الْمُؤَذِّنُونَ أَطْوَلُ النَّاسِ أَعْنَاقًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

387 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب فضل الأذان وهرب الشيطان عند سماعه

قال النووي وَقِيلَ مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّهُمْ سَادَةٌ وَرُؤَسَاءٌ وَالْعَرَبُ تَصِفُ السَّادَةَ بِطُولِ الْعُنُقِ

387 شرح النووي على مسلم

Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The callers to prayer will have the longest necks of the people on the Day of Resurrection.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 387,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Al-Nawawi said, “It is said that it means they are masters and chiefs, as the Arabs would describe mastership as having a long neck.” ,Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 387

Azan as perfect dawah

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ حَلَّتْ لَهُ شَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

614 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب الدعاء عند النداء

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever hears the call to prayer and says, ‘O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer, give Muhammad the means of nearness and the most excellent reward, and raise him to the praiseworthy station that You have promised him,’ then my intercession will be allowed for him on the Day of Resurrection.” ,Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 614 ,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

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Our unique Honor

عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فُضِّلْنَا عَلَى النَّاسِ بِثَلَاثٍ جُعِلَتْ صُفُوفُنَا كَصُفُوفِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَجُعِلَتْ لَنَا الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدًا وَجُعِلَتْ تُرْبَتُهَا لَنَا طَهُورًا إِذَا لَمْ نَجِدْ الْمَاءَ

522 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة

Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “We have been favored in three ways: Our prayer rows have been made like the rows of angels, the entire earth has been made a place of prayer for us, and its soil is purifying for ablution if one cannot find water.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 522,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Importance of sermon

عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

احْضُرُوا الذِّكْرَ وَادْنُوا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَا يَزَالُ يَتَبَاعَدُ حَتَّى يُؤَخَّرَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ دَخَلَهَا

1108 سنن أبي داود تفريع أبواب الجمعة باب الدنو من الإمام عند الموعظة

2/326 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج سنن أبي داود

Samurah ibn Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Be present at the sermon and come close to the Imam. Verily, a man continues to distance himself until he is delayed from Paradise, even though he will eventually enter it.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1108,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

Friday’s Fajer salaah reward

عن ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلَوَاتِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَلاةُ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ

2790 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي

1566 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في السلسلة الصحيحة

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the best of prayers to Allah is the dawn prayer in congregation on Friday.”

Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 2790 ,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Asking protection of Allah from satan while entering the masjid

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

466 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصلاة باب فيما يقوله الرجل عند دخوله المسجد

466 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح أبي داود

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the mosque, he would say, “I seek refuge in Allah Almighty, in his noble countenance, and in his everlasting authority from the accursed Satan.” ,Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 466 , Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Being in the masjid but not praying salah

عَنْ ‌عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يَمُرَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ لَا يُصَلِّي فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

وَأَنْ لَا يُسَلِّمَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَّا عَلَى مَنْ يَعْرِفُ وَأَنْ يُبَرِّدَ الصَّبِيُّ الشَّيْخَ

1326 صحيح ابن خزيمة

5896 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the signs of the Hour is that a man would pass through the mosque without even praying two cycles, that a man would only greet with peace those whom he knows, and that children will expect the elders to serve them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Khuzaymah 1326 , Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مِنِ اقْتِرَابِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرَى الْهِلَالُ قُبُلًا فَيُقَالُ لِلَيْلَتَيْنِ

وَأَنْ تُتَّخَذَ الْمَسَاجِدُ طُرُقًا وَأَنْ يَظْهَرَ مَوْتُ الْفُجَاءَةِ

9376 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

5899 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “From the nearness of the Hour is that the crescent moon will be sighted enlarged and it will be said it is the second night, that the mosques will be taken as mere fairways, and that sudden death will become prevalent.” , Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 9376 ,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

Pillar of the masjid

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

إِنَّ لِلْمَسَاجِدِ أَوْتَادًا الْمَلَائِكَةُ جُلَسَاؤُهُمْ إِنْ غَابُوا يَفْتَقِدُونَهُمْ وَإِنْ مَرِضُوا عَادُوهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي حَاجَةٍ أَعَانُوهُمْ

9424 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

3401 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في السلسلة الصحيحة

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the mosques have pillars with whom the angels sit. If they are absent, the angels miss their presence. If they are sick, the angels visit them. If they are in need, the angels support them.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 9424,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

Allah ‘s Neighbors

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُنَادِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَيْنَ جِيرَانِي أَيْنَ جِيرَانِي قَالَ فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رَبَّنَا وَمَنْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُجَاوِرَكَ

فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ عُمَّارُ الْمَسَاجِدِ

126 مسند الحارث

2728 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah will announce on the Day of Resurrection: Where are my neighbors? Where are my neighbors? The angels will say: Our Lord, who is befitting to be your neighbor? Allah will say: Where are those who filled the mosques?”

Source: Musnad al-Ḥārith 126,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

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Charity In the Masjid caused forgiveness

Abu al-Zar’a reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A monk worshiped Allah in his hermitage for sixty years. Then, a woman came and laid down at his side, so he laid down with her and was intimate with her for six nights. He became regretful and he fled. He arrived at a mosque and sought refuge in it and remained inside for three days without eating anything. He was given a loaf of bread, so he broke it into two halves and gave half to the man on his right and half to the man on his left. Allah sent to him the angel of death to take hold of his soul. The angel placed his deeds of sixty years upon one side of the scale and he placed the six nights on the other side, yet the six nights outweighed it. Then, he placed the loaf of bread on the scale and it outweighed the six nights.”

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 33523 ,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani