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suyuti:21365a
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السيوطي:٢١٣٦٥a

"مَن حَفَرَ مَاءً لَمْ يَشْرَبْ مِنهُ كَبدٌ حَرَّى مِنْ إِنْس وَجِنٍّ [وَلا ] مِنْ سَبُعٍ وَلا طَائِرِ إِلا آجَرَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا كَمَفحَصِ قَطَاةٍ أَوْ أَصْغَرَ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيتًا في الْجَنَّةَ".  

[ابن حزيمه ] , والشاشى، وسمويه. [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن جابر

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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."  

ابن ماجة:٧٣٨حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَشِيطٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ أَوْ أَصْغَرَ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ