[Machine] I said to Ibn Abbas, "Should I perform ablution and then walk to the mosque barefoot?" He replied, "There is no harm in doing so."

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ أَمْشِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ حَافِيًا فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ

[Machine] Abu Abdurrahman As-Sulami used to carry a jug of water with him on Fridays. When he reached the mosque, he would wash his feet, then enter the mosque. This narration has been reported from Ataa, Mukhool, and a group of scholars, and with Allah is the success.

أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيَّ كَانَ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ وَكَانَ رَدَغٌ حَمَلَ مَعَهُ كُوزًا مِنْ مَاءٍ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْمَسْجِدَ غَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَمَكْحُولٍ وَجِمَاعَةٍ فِي مَعْنَاهُ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The whole earth is a mosque except for the graveyard and the bathroom." This hadith of Al-Thawri is marfu' (attributed directly to the Prophet) and has been reported continuously. Additionally, the hadith of Hammad ibn Salamah is also marfu', and it has been followed in its chain by Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad and Al-Daraqutni.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ إِلَّا الْمَقْبَرَةَ وَالْحَمَّامَ حَدِيثُ الثَّوْرِيِّ مُرْسَلٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مَوْصُولًا وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ وَحَدِيثُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ مَوْصُولٌ وَقَدْ تَابَعَهُ عَلَى وَصْلِهِ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ وَالدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'All the earth is a mosque, except for graveyards and Hammam.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 745)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ إِلَّا الْحَمَّامَ وَالْمَقْبَرَةَ

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'All the earth is a mosque, except for graveyards and Hammam.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 745)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ إِلَّا الْحَمَّامَ وَالْمَقْبَرَةَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The entire earth is a mosque, except for the bathroom and graveyard." Some scholars argued against praying in graveyards with a confirmed hadith narrated by Ibn Umar, where the Prophet ﷺ said: "Make your houses your places of prayer and do not make them graves." There are also two confirmed hadiths, one narrated by Aisha and the other by Ibn Abbas, where the Prophet ﷺ cursed the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as places of worship, warning against doing the same. These two hadiths are mentioned in their appropriate places, and we have also narrated from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that he disliked men praying in bathrooms.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ إِلَّا الْحَمَّامَ وَالْمَقْبَرَةَ وَاحْتَجَّ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْمَقَابِرِ بِالْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اجْعَلُوا مِنْ صَلَاتِكُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوهَا قُبُورًا وَبِالْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ يُحَذِّرُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعُوهُ وَالْحَدِيثَانِ مُخَرَّجَانِ فِي مَوْضِعِهِمَا وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْحَمَّامِ

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Do not sit on the graves, and do not pray towards them."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ وَلَا تُصَلُّوا إِلَيْهَا

[Machine] One day, I stood up to pray and in front of me was a grave that I couldn't feel. So Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called out to me saying "O grave, O grave." I thought he was referring to the moon, but someone who was near me informed me that he was referring to the grave. So I moved away from it. And we were narrated from Abu Dhabyan from Ibn Abbas that he disliked praying towards a wall, bathroom, or grave, all of which are disliked if it is not known that there is impurity on the body or clothing in the place that will be affected. Because in this hadith it was narrated from the Prophet ﷺ that the earth was made pure and a mosque for me, and wherever a man catches up with prayer, he should pray wherever he is.

قُمْتُ يَوْمًا أُصَلِّي وَبَيْنَ يَدِيَّ قَبْرٌ لَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ فَنَادَانِي عُمَرُ الْقَبْرَ الْقَبْرَ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي الْقَمَرَ فَقَالَ لِي بَعْضُ مَنْ يَلِينِي إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي الْقَبْرَ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُصَلَّى إِلَى حَشٍّ أَوْ حَمَّامٍ أَوْ قَبْرٍ وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْكَرَاهِيَةِ إِذَا لَمْ يُعْلَمْ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تُصِيبُهُ بِبَدَنِهِ وَثِيَابِهِ نَجَاسَةٌ؛ لِمَا رُوِّينَا فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ جُعِلَتْ لِيَ الْأَرْضُ طَيِّبَةً طَهُورًا وَمَسْجِدًا وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ صَلَّى حَيْثُ كَانَ

[Machine] On Aisha and Umm Salamah and in the middle of al-Baqi', and the Imam that day when we prayed on Aisha, Abu Huraira, and Abdullah bin Umar attended.

عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ وَسَطَ الْبَقِيعِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَوْمَ صَلَّيْنَا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ وَحَضَرَ ذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wits the best among people in character. On occasions, the time of prayer would come while he was in our house. He would then order to spread the mat lying under him. That was dusted and then water was sprinkled over it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then led the prayer and we stood behind him, and that mat was made of the leaves of date-palm. (Using translation from Muslim 659)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ خُلُقًا فَرُبَّمَا تَحْضُرُهُ الصَّلَاةُ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِنَا فَيَأْمُرُ بِالْبِسَاطِ الَّذِي تَحْتَهُ فَيُكْنَسُ ثُمَّ يُنْضَحُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَنَقُومُ خَلْفَهُ فَيُصَلِّي بِنَا قَالَ وَكَانَ بِسَاطُهُمْ مِنْ جَرِيدِ النَّخْلِ

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , entered a house where there was a horse, so he swept a corner of it and sprinkled water on it, and then he prayed upon it.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ بَيْتًا فِيهِ فَحْلٌ فَكَسَحَ نَاحِيَةً مِنْهُ وَرَشَّ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon Umm Haram. The people (in her house) brought some cooking oil dates to him. He said; Put it (dates) back in its container and return it (cooking oil) to its bag, because I am keeping fast. He then stood and led us in prayer two Rak’ahs of supererogatory prayer. Then Umm Sulaim and Umm Haram stood behind us (i.e., the men). Thabit (the narrator) said: I understand that Anas said; he (the prophet) made me stand on his right side. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 608)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ حَرَامٍ فَأُتِيَ بِسَمْنٍ وَتَمْرٍ فَقَالَ رُدُّوا هَذَا فِي وِعَائِهِ وَهَذَا فِي سِقَائِهِ فَإِنِّي صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَطَوُّعًا فَقَامَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَأُمُّ حَرَامٍ خَلْفَنَا قَالَ ثَابِتٌ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ فَأَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا عَلَى بِسَاطِهِ تَطَوُّعًا تَشَكُّرًا وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ وَقَدْ مَضَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ وَعَلَى الْحَصِيرِ وَعَلَى الْفَرْوَةِ الْمَدْبُوغَةِ

[Machine] The prayer of the Prophet ﷺ mentioned the Hadith until he said, "And she said, 'I remember seeing him praying on a rainy day, and we had placed a container with a hole under it, and water was flowing from it."

صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ وَقَالَتْ أَذْكُرُ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ مَطِيرٍ أَلْقَيْنَا تَحْتَهُ بَتًّا فِيهِ خَرْقٌ فَجَعَلَ الْمَاءُ يَنْبُعُ مِنْهُ

[Machine] Abu Ubayd said that this is a genius piece, which includes dyes and engravings, with one of them being a genius. It is called a genius because it is said to be related to a land called 'Abqar', where the face is worked on.

أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ قَوْلُهُ عَبْقَرِيٌّ هُوَ هَذِهِ الْبُسُطُ الَّتِي فِيهَا الْأَصْبَاغُ وَالنُّقُوشُ وَأَحَدُهَا عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ وَإِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ عَبْقَرِيًّا فِيمَا يُقَالُ إِنَّهُ نِسَبَةٌ إِلَى بِلَادٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا عَبْقَرٌ يُعْمَلُ بِهَا الْوَشْيُ

[Machine] Ibn Abbas prayed with us on a straw mat in a small room.

صَلَّى بِنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى طُنْفُسَةٍ قَدْ طَبَّقَتِ الْبَيْتَ

[Machine] Yes, I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , praying and prostrating.

نَعَمْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ وَيَسْجُدُ

[Machine] Abu Asim al-Nabil narrated from Zam'ahtu bin Salih, from Salamah bin Wahram, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas, that he prayed on a mat and then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said prayer on it. And Zam'ahtu bin Salih reported this with a different chain of narration: Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Yusuf informed us, from Abu Muhammad Abdullah Rahman bin Yahya al-Qadi al-Zuhri in Mecca, from Muhammad bin Ubaid, from Abu Nuaim al-Fadl bin Dukayn, from Zam'ahtu bin Salih, from Amr bin Dinar, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, that he prayed on a mat in Basra and claimed that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also prayed on a mat.

ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ النَّبِيلُ ثنا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَهْرَامَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى عَلَى بِسَاطٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بِسَاطٍ وَلِزَمْعَةَ فِيهِ إِسْنَادٌ آخَرُ 4287 أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْقَاضِي الزُّهْرِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ ثنا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَلَى بِسَاطٍ وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى عَلَى بِسَاطٍ

[Machine] I don't care if I prayed five tanafees.

مَا أُبَالِي لَوْ صَلَّيْتُ عَلَى خَمْسِ طَنَافِسَ

I heard ʿUthman bin ʿAffan saying, when people argued too much about his intention to reconstruct the mosque of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "You have talked too much. I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Whoever built a mosque, (Bukair thought that ʿAsim, another sub-narrator, added, "Intending Allah's Pleasure"), Allah would build for him a similar place in Paradise.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 450)

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ عِنْدَ قَوْلِ النَّاسِ حِينَ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَكْثَرْتُمْ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا قَالَ بُكَيْرٌ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللهِ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا مِثْلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build a house for him like it in Paradise."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًا بَنَى اللهُ بَيْتًا لَهُ مِثْلَهُ 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." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 738)

مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ ﷻ مَسْجِدًا وَلَوْ مَفْحَصَ قَطَاةٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, even if it is as small as a bird's nest, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise." Al-Abbas said: Ahmad bin Yunus said that it was said to Abu Bakr bin Ayyash: "People differ with you regarding this hadith, they do not consider it authentic." Abu Bakr bin Ayyash replied: "We heard this from Al-Amash, and Al-Amash was a young man."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًا وَلَوْ مِثْلَ مَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ قِيلَ لِأَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يُخَالِفُونَكَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ لَا يَرْفَعُونَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ سَمِعْنَا هَذَا مِنَ الْأَعْمَشِ وَالْأَعْمَشُ شَابٌّ

[Machine] About al-A'mash, it was mentioned that whoever builds a mosque, even if it is as small as a bird's nest, Allah will build a house for him in paradise. This narration was also reported by Shareek and Jarir ibn Abdul Hamid from al-A'mash as marfu'. It was also reported by al-Hakam from Yazid ibn Shareek from Abu Dhar as marfu'.

عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ فَذَكَرَهُ مَرْفُوعًا مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْلَ مَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَكَذَلِكَ رُوِيَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ وَجَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ مَرْفُوعًا وَرُوِيَ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ مَرْفُوعًا

The mosque (of the Prophet) during his lifetime was built with bricks, its roof with branches of the palm-tree, and its pillars with palm-wood, as Mujahid said: Abu Bakr did not add anything to it. But 'Umar added to it; he built as it was built during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with bricks and branches, and he changed its pillars. Mujahid said: Its pillars were made of wood. 'Uthman changed it altogether with increasing addition. He built its walls with decorated stone and lime. And he built the pillars with decorated stone and its roof with teak. Mujahid said: Its roof was made of teak. Abu Dawud said: Al-Qassah means lime used as mortar. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 451)

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَبْنِيًّا بِاللَّبِنِ وَسَقْفُهُ الْجَرِيدُ وَعُمُدُهُ خَشَبُ عَسِيبِ النَّخْلِ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ فِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ شَيْئًا وَزَادَ فِيهِ عُمَرُ وَبَنَاهُ عَلَى بِنَائِهِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّبِنِ وَالْجَرِيدِ وَأَعَادَ عُمُدَهُ خَشَبًا ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ عُثْمَانُ فَزَادَ فِيهِ زِيَادَةً كَثِيرَةً وَبَنَى جِدَارَهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ الْمَنْقُوشَةِ وَالْقَصَّةِ وَجَعَلَ عُمُدَهُ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ مَنْقُوشَةٍ وَسَقْفَهُ بِالسَّاجِ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ came over to Medina and encamped at the upper side of Medina among the tribe known as Banu 'Amr b. 'Awf. He stayed among them for fourteen days. He then sent someone to call Banu al-Najjar. They came to him hanging their swords from the necks. Anas then said: As if I am looking at the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting on his mount and Abu Bakr seated behind him, and Banu al-Najjar standing around him. He descended in the courtyard of Abu Ayyub. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say his prayer in the folds of the sheep and goats. He commanded us to build a mosque. He then sent for Banu al-Najjar and said to them: Banu al-Najjar, sell this land of yours to me for some price. They replied: By Allah, we do not want any price (from you) except from Allah. Anas said: I tell what this land contained. It contained the graves of the disbelievers, dung-hills, and some trees of date-palm. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded and the graves of the disbelievers were dug open, and the trees of the date-palm were cut off. The wood of the date-palm were erected in front of the mosque ; the door-steps wre built of stone. They were reciting verses carrying the stones. The Prophet ﷺ also joined them (in reciting verses) saying: O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter. So grant you aid to the Ansar and the Muhajirah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 453)

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ فَنَزَلَ فِي عُلْوِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي حَيٍّ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَأَقَامَ فِيهِمْ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ فَجَاءُوا مُتَقَلِّدِينَ بِسُيُوفِهِمْ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رِدْفُهُ وَمَلَأُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ حَوْلَهُ حَتَّى أَلْقَى بِفِنَاءِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ وَيُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ وَأَنَّهُ أَمَرَ بِبِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثَامِنُونِي بِحَائِطِكُمْ هَذَا فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ لَا نَطْلُبُ ثَمَنَهُ إِلَّا إِلَى اللهِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَكَانَ فِيهِ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ قُبُورُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكَانَتْ فِيهِ خِرَبٌ وَكَانَ فِيهِ نَخْلٌ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَنُبِشَتْ وَبِالْخِرَبِ فَسُوِّيَتْ وَبِالنَّخْلِ فَقُطِعَ وَصَفُّوا النَّخْلَ قِبْلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَجَعَلُوا عِضَادَتَيْهِ حِجَارَةً وَجَعَلُوا يَنْقُلُونَ الصَّخْرَ وَهُمْ يَرْتَجِزُونَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَعَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ اللهُمَّ لَا خَيْرَ إِلَّا خَيْرَ الْآخِرَةِ فَانْصُرِ الْأَنْصَارَ وَالْمُهَاجِرَةَ 4296 وَأنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْفَقِيهُ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ الْإِمَامُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَا ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ

[Machine] A woman from the tribe of Sulaym informed me that she had given birth to a child from among the people of our household. She said that the Prophet ﷺ sent a message to Uthman ibn Talhah and said, "I saw the two horns of a ram when I entered the house, and I forgot to command you to slaughter them. It is not appropriate for there to be anything in the house that distracts the one who is praying."

أَخْبَرَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتْ عَامَّةَ أَهْلِ دَارِنَا قَالَتْ أَرْسَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ قَرْنَيِ الْكَبْشِ حِينَ دَخَلْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَنَسِيتُ أَنْ آمُرَكَ تُخَمِّرُهُمَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي الْبَيْتِ مَا يَشْغَلُ مُصَلِّيًا

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was not commanded to build the mosque." Ibn Abbas said, "You should adorn it as the Jews and Christians adorned their places of worship." This is the wording of the hadith of Ar-Ruzdibari, and in the narration of Abu Sa'eed it mentioned the mosques but did not mention the Christians.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أُمِرْتُ بِتَشْيِيدِ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَتُزَخْرِفُنَّهَا كَمَا زَخْرَفَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الرُّوذَبَارِيِّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ النَّصَارَى

The Prophet ﷺ said: The Last Hour will not come until people vie with one another about mosques. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 449)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَتَبَاهَى النَّاسُ بِالْمَسَاجِدِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Build mosques and make them gathering places."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ابْنُوا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَاتَّخِذُوهَا جُمًّا

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِالْمَسَاجِدِ جُمًّا وَعَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَرْشُ النَّاسِ كَعَرْشِ مُوسَى يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ الطَّاقَ فِي حَوَالَيِ الْمَسْجِدِ

[Machine] To pray in a magnificent mosque.

أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مُشْرِفٍ

[Machine] "To build mosques together and cities honorably. He said: 'A group of groups that have no honor.' And likewise, construction, when it does not have honor, is a gathering of gatherings."

أَنْ نَبْنِيَ الْمَسَاجِدَ جُمًّا وَالْمَدَائِنَ شُرَفًا قَوْلُهُ جُمٌّ الْجُمُّ الَّتِي لَا شُرَفَ لَهَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْبِنَاءُ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شُرَفٌ فَهُوَ أَجَمُّ وَجَمْعُهُ جُمٌّ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Beware of these slaughterhouses, meaning the places of slaughter."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اتَّقُوا هَذِهِ الْمَذَابِحَ يَعْنِي الْمَحَارِيبَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a group of people who were building a mosque. He said, "Make it bigger so that it can be filled." Abu Sa'id ibn Abi Amr narrated that Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated from Yahya ibn Abi Talib, who narrated from Abu Dawud al-Tayyalis, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Durham, who narrated from Ka'b ibn Abdur Rahman, from his father, from Abu Qatadah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited a group of the Ansar while they were constructing a mosque for themselves. He said, "Make it bigger so that it can be filled." This hadith has different opinions regarding its chain of narration.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ قَدْ أَسَّسُوا مَسْجِدًا؛ لِيَبْنُوهُ فَقَالَ أَوْسِعُوهُ تُمْلَئُوهُ قَالَ فَأَوْسَعُوهُ 4306 أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دِرْهَمٍ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَهُمْ يَبْنُونَ مَسْجِدًا لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَوْسِعُوهُ تُمْلَئُوهُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ

The Prophet (nay peace be upon him) commanded him to build a mosque at Ta'if where the idols were placed. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 450)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ مَسْجِدَ الطَّائِفِ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ طَاغِيَتُهُمْ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the construction of mosques in the villages and commanded that they be adorned and cleaned as well.

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِبُنْيَانِ الْمَسَاجِدِ فِي الدُّورِ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُطَيَّبَ وَتُنَظَّفَ وَكَذَلِكَ

After (praising Allah and blessing the Prophet) that: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us to build mosques in our localities and keep them well and clean. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 456)

أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى بَنِيهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَسَاجِدِ أَنْ نَصْنَعَهَا فِي دِيَارِنَا وَنُصْلِحَ صَنْعَتَهَا وَنُطَهِّرَهَا

[Machine] I asked Ibn Umar, "When did the cultivation of saffron in the mosque begin?" He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and saw chaff in the direction of the mosque's qibla. He said, 'Something better than this should be placed here.' A man heard this and brought saffron. He ground it and applied it in place of the chaff. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw it, he said, 'This is better than the previous one.' This is what people did, and the hadith of Jabir has already been mentioned in the chapter of Al-Buzāq."

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا كَانَ بَدْءُ هَذَا الزَّعْفَرَانِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ؟ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ غَيْرُ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ فَجَاءَ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ فَحَكَّهَا ثُمَّ طَلَى بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ مَكَانَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ قَالَ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ وَصَنْعَهُ النَّاسُ وَحَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ فِي هَذَا قَدْ مَضَى فِي بَابِ الْبُزَاقِ

[Machine] The Prophet lost a black woman who used to collect scraps and sticks from the mosque. He asked, "Where is so-and-so?" They said, "She died." And he mentioned the Hadith.

فَقَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ امْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ كَانَتْ تَلْتَقِطُ الْخِرَقَ وَالْعِيدَانَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ فُلَانَةٌ؟ قَالُوا مَاتَتْ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ

The Prophet ﷺ said: The rewards of my people were presented before me, so much so that even the reward for removing a mote by a person from the mosque was presented to me. The sins of my people were also presented before me. I did not find a sin greater than that of a person forgetting the Qur'anic chapter or verse memorised by him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 461)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ أُجُورُ أُمَّتِي حَتَّى الْقَذَاةُ يُخْرِجُهَا الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَعُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ ذُنُوبُ أُمَّتِي فَلَمْ أَرَ ذَنْبًا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ سُورَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَآيَةٍ أُوتِيهَا رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ نَسِيَهَا وَرَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْوَرَّاقِ

[Machine] "Yes, it rained during the night so we went out for the morning prayer. A man was passing by the pebbles and he had some on his clothing, so he prayed on them. When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ saw that, he said, 'How excellent is this prayer mat.' And this happened at the beginning of its inception."

نَعَمْ مُطِرْنَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَرَجْنَا لِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَمُرُّ عَلَى الْبَطْحَاءِ فَيَجْعَلُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ مِنَ الْحَصْبَاءِ فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاكَ قَالَ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا الْبِسَاطَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي أَوَّلِ بَدْئِهِ

[Machine] The first person to level the mosque of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was Umar ibn al-Khattab. He said, "Level it from the blessed valley," meaning al-Aqiq. This is what Urwah reported, and the narration of Ibn Umar is continuous and its chain of transmission is acceptable.

أَوَّلُ مَنْ بَطَحَ الْمَسْجِدَ مَسْجِدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَقَالَ ابْطَحُوهُ مِنَ الْوَادِي الْمُبَارَكِ يَعْنِي الْعَقِيقَ كَذَا قَالَ عُرْوَةُ وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ مُتَّصِلٌ وَإِسْنَادُهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ

[Machine] The stones of the mosque speak to their owner when he takes them out of the mosque.

إِنَّ حَصَى الْمَسْجِدِ لَتُنَاشِدُ صَاحِبَهَا إِذَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ

I said: Messenger of Allah, tell us the legal injunction about (visiting) Bayt al-Muqaddas (the dome of the Rock at Jerusalem). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: go and pray there. All the cities at that time were effected by war. If you cannot visit it and pray there, then send some oil to be used in the lamps. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 457)

عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ مَوْلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفْتِنَا فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ إِيتُوهُ فَصَلُّوا فِيهِ وَكَانَتِ الْبِلَادُ إِذْ ذَاكَ حَرْبًا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَأْتُوهُ وَتُصَلُّوا فِيهِ فَابْعَثُوا بِزَيْتٍ يُسْرَجُ فِي قَنَادِيلِهِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you enters the mosque, he should greet (say salaam) and say, 'O Allah, open the doors of Your mercy for me.' And when he exits, he should say, 'O Allah, I ask You for Your favor (grace).'"

Narrated Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami: Abu Mansur Muhammad bin Al-Qasim Al-'Ataki informed us, narrating from Al-Hasan bin 'Abdus-Samad Al-Quhundi, who narrated from Yahya bin Yahya, who informed us that Sulaiman bin Bilal narrated to us, and he mentioned it in a similar manner except that he did not mention the part about saying salaam.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ 4318 وَثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ يَعْنِي الْعَتَكِيَّ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ الْقُهُنْدَزِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ ثنا رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ

when any of you enters the mosque he should invoke blessing on the prophet ﷺ and then he should say: O Allah, open to me the gates of thy mercy. And when he goes out, he should say: O Allah, I ask thee out of Thine abundance. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 465)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ لِيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

[Machine] From Rabi'ah ibn Abi Abd al-Rahman, he mentioned it in a similar manner, then added, "So let him offer greetings of peace upon the Prophet ﷺ or let him send prayers upon him."

عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ فَزَادَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ أَوْ لِيُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him send peace upon the prophet, then let him say: "Allahummaftah li abwaba rahmatika (O Allah, open to me the gates of Your mercy)." And when he leaves, let him say: "Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlika. (O Allah, I ask of you from Your bounty)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 772)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

[Machine] To begin with your left foot, Shaddad ibn Sa'id Abu Talhah Al-Rasibiy excelled with it, but it is not the strongest.

أَنْ تَبْدَأَ بِرِجْلِكَ الْيُسْرَى تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ شَدَّادُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ الرَّاسِبِيُّ وَلَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and found some of his companions' houses facing the mosque. He said, "Redirect these houses away from the mosque." Then, the Prophet ﷺ entered and the people did not do anything, hoping that he would give them permission to keep their houses as they were. However, the Prophet ﷺ came out to them again and said, "Redirect these houses away from the mosque, for I do not permit entry into the mosque for a menstruating woman or a sexually impure person." Abu Dawood said: "and this was the opinion of Al-A'miri." Al-Sheikh added that Moussa ibn Ismail reported it from Abdul Wahid except for the mention of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad ﷺ , which was narrated to us by Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Farsi. Ibrahim ibn Abdullah Al-Asbahani narrated it from Muhammad ibn Sulaiman ibn Faris, who reported it from Muhammad ibn Ismail Al-Bukhari, who mentioned it with his addition. Al-Bukhari said: "and according to Jassarat Al-Ajaa'ib, Urwah and Abbad ibn Abdullah reported from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet ﷺ closed all the doors except for Abu Bakr's door, and this is the most authentic narration." Al-Sheikh commented that if this is correct, it implies that one can stay within the boundaries of the mosque without having to pass through it, according to the evidence of the Quran.

جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَوُجُوهُ بُيُوتِ أَصْحَابِهِ شَارِعَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ وَجِّهُوا هَذِهِ الْبُيُوتَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَصْنَعِ الْقَوْمُ شَيْئًا رَجَاءَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ لَهُمْ رُخْصَةٌ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ وَجِّهُوا هَذِهِ الْبُيُوتَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ؛ فَإِنِّي لَا أُحِلُّ الْمَسْجِدَ لِحَائِضٍ وَلَا جُنُبٍ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ فُلَيْتٌ الْعَامِرِيُّ 4324 قَالَ الشَّيْخُ زَادَ فِيهِ مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ إِلَّا لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْفَارِسِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيُّ ثنا مُوسَى فَذَكَرَهُ بِزِيَادَتِهِ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَعِنْدَ جَسْرَةَ عَجَائِبُ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سُدُّوا هَذِهِ الْأَبْوَابَ إِلَّا بَابَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَهَذَا إِنْ صَحَّ فَمَحْمُولٌ فِي الْجُنُبِ عَلَى الْمُكْثِ فِيهِ دُونَ الْعُبُورِ بِدَلِيلِ الْكِتَابِ