The Virtue of Mosques, Their Sanctity and the Reward for Those Who Pray in Them

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh · Volume 1 · Section 38 · 44 narrations

Hadith 680

Hadith.716 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever lights a lamp in one of the mosques of Allah (swt), the angels and the bearers of the Throne will continue to seek forgiveness for them as long as there remains any…

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Hadith 681

"Makkah is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, and one dirham spent there…

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Hadith 682

"Whoever performs an obligatory prayer in the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), Allah (swt) accepts it as equivalent to every prayer they have performed since the day prayer became obligatory upon them, and every prayer…

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Hadith 683

Hadith.682 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "A prayer performed in my mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi) is equivalent to one thousand prayers in any other mosque, except for the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), for a prayer…

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Hadith 684

Hadith.683 - Abd al-Ala, the freedman of Ale Saam, asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the dimensions of the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw). Imam (as) said: "It was three thousand and six hundred…

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Hadith 685

Hadith.684 - Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said to Abu Hamzah al-Thumali: "The four mosques are: the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), the Mosque of the Messenger (Masjid al-Nabawi), the Mosque of Bayt…

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Hadith 686

Hadith.685 - Abu Al-Hasan, Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) was asked about the grave of Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A}, and Imam (as) said: "She was buried in her house, but when the Umayyads expanded the mosque, her…

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Hadith 687

Hadith.686 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever comes to my mosque, the Mosque of Quba, and prays two rak'ahs in it, it is as if they have performed an ‘Umrah."

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Hadith 689

Hadith.688 - As for the Mosque of Al-Khayf in Mina, it has been narrated by Jabir from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "Seven hundred prophets prayed in the Mosque of al-Khayf."

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Hadith 690

"Whoever prays one hundred rak'ahs in the Mosque of al-Khayf in Mina before leaving it, it is equivalent to the worship of seventy years. Whoever glorifies (says 'SubhanAllah (swt)') one hundred times in it, Allah (swt)…

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Hadith 691

Hadith.690 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw) during his time extended near the minaret located at the center of the mosque, and above it towards the Qibla,…

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Hadith 692

Hadith.691 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The boundary of the Mosque of Kufa extends to the end of the lamp-makers' area. It was originally marked by Adam (as), and I dislike entering it while riding." He…

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Hadith 693

Hadith.692 - Imam (as) said: "It is as if I can see a monk in the Mosque of Kufa, in his monastery, between the corner and the pulpit, where there are seven date palms, watching and conversing with Noah (as) from his…

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Hadith 694

Hadith.693 - Abu Basir said: "I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "What a blessed mosque is the Mosque of Kufa! A thousand prophets and a thousand successors (of prophets) have prayed in it. From it 'the…

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Hadith 695

Hadith.694 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Journeys should not be undertaken except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw), and…

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Hadith 696

Hadith.695 - The Prophet, said: "When I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra'), I passed by the site of the Mosque of Kufa while I was on al-Buraq, with Archangel Jibril (as) accompanying me. Archangel Jibril (as) said…

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Hadith 697

"O’ people of Kufa, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has blessed you with something no one else has been blessed with—the virtue of your place of prayer, which was the house of Adam, the house of Noah, the house of…

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Hadith 699

Who is the leader of this army?" We said: "This man (referring to Imam Ali (as))." He approached him, greeted him, and said: "O’ my master, are you a prophet?" Imam Ali (as) replied: "No, the Prophet, my master, has…

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Hadith 700

Hadith.699 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever clears his throat in the mosque and then swallows it back, no disease will pass through them without it curing them."

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Hadith 701

Hadith.700 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever sweeps the mosque on Thursday and the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) and removes from it even the dust that could irritate the eye, Allah (swt), the Exalted,…

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Hadith 702

Hadith.701 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever walks to the mosque, every step they take—whether it falls upon something moist or dry—glorifies Allah (swt) for them down to the seventh earth”.

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Hadith 703

Hadith.702 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said : "A prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) is equivalent to one thousand prayers. A prayer in the Great Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers.…

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Hadith 704

Hadith.703 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Whoever builds a mosque as small as a sandgrouse’s nest, Allah (swt) will build for them a house in Paradise."

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Hadith 705

Hadith.704 - Abu Ubaidah Al-Hadha’ said: "Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) passed by me while I was between Makkah and Madinah placing stones. I asked: 'Is this from that?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

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Hadith 706

Hadith.705 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about covered (roofed) mosques, whether standing (prayer) in them is disliked. Imam (as) said: "Yes, but praying in them does not harm…

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Hadith 707

Hadith.706 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The first thing our Qa'im (the awaited savior Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as) ) will do is to break the roofs of the mosques and order them to be made as an…

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Hadith 708

Hadith.707 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw the niches (mihrabs) in mosques, he would break them and say, "It is as if they are the altars of the Jews."

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Hadith 709

Hadith.708 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw a mosque in Kufa that had been decorated or elevated and said: "It is as if it is a church. Mosques are not to be adorned; they should be built plain (simple)."

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Hadith 710

Hadith.709 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), was asked about using clay mixed with straw to plaster the mosque or the house where prayers are offered. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

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Hadith 711

Hadith.710 - He was asked about using plaster that had been prepared with dung for plastering a mosque. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

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Hadith 712

Hadith.711 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a house that had been used as a latrine for a period of time and whether it would be suitable to make it into a mosque. Imam (as)…

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Hadith 713

Hadith.712 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a mosque within a house, where the owners might wish to expand part of it or move it from its original location. Imam (as) said:…

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Hadith 714

Hadith.713 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "Whoever frequently visits the mosques will attain one of eight benefits: a brother (friend) beneficial in the cause of Allah (swt),…

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Hadith 715

Hadith.714 - The Prophet (sw), heard a man searching for a lost item in the mosque and said: "Say to him, 'May Allah (swt) not return your lost item to you,' for the mosque was not built for this purpose."

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Hadith 716

Hadith.715 - Imam (as) said: "Keep your children, the insane, raising of voices, buying and selling, seeking lost items, and administering legal punishments and rulings away from your mosques”.

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Hadith 717

Hadith.717 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If any of you takes a pebble from the mosque, let them return it to its place or to another mosque, for it glorifies Allah (swt)”.

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Hadith 718

Hadith.718 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The best mosques for your women are their homes."

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Hadith 719

Hadith.719 - Imam (as) was asked about endowing property to mosques, and He said: "It is not permissible, for the Magians endowed property for their fire temples”.

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Hadith 720

My houses on earth are the mosques. Glad tidings to the servant who purifies themselves in their home and then visits Me in My house. Surely, it is incumbent upon the host to honor their guest. Give glad tidings to those…

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Hadith 721

Hadith.721 - It is narrated: "The houses in which prayers are offered at night shine with light for the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars shine with light for the inhabitants of the earth."

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Hadith 723

Hadith.723 - "And indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, intends to bring punishment upon all the people of the earth without exception. But when He looks at the elderly, who move their feet to the prayers and the…

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