Were it not for the fact that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say. ʿWe want to extend our mosque,” I would not have added anything to it.
عَنْ نَافِعٍأَنَّ عُمَرَ زَادَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنَ الْأُسْطُوَانَةِ إِلَى الْمَقْصُورَةِ وَزَادَ عُثْمَانُ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَوْلا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ نَبْغِي نَزِيدُ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا مَا زِدْتُ فِيهِ