The Book of the Masjids

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Chapter 5: The Prayer in The Ka'bah

It was narrated from Salim that his father said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the House (the Ka'bah), with Usamah bin Zaid, Bilal and 'Uthman bin Talhah, and they locked the door behind them. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) opened it, I was the first one to enter. I met Bilal and asked him: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray inside?' He said: 'Yes, he prayed between the two Yemeni columns.'"

Chapter 7: The Virtue Of The Prophet's Masjid And Praying Therein

It was narrated from Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman and Abu 'Abdullah Al-Agharr, the freed slave of the Juhanis - better of whom were companions of Abu Hurairah - that they heard Abu Hurairah say

"One prayer in the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is better than one thousand prayers offered in other mosques, except Al-Masjid Al-Haram, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the last of the prophets and his Masjid was the last of the Masjids." Abu Salamah and Abu 'Abdullah said: "We do not doubt that Abu Hurairah was speaking on the basis of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but we could not verify that Hadith with Abu Hurairah before he died. Then we remembered that and we blamed one another for not having spoken to Abu Hurairah about that, so that he could attribute it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if he had indeed heard it from him. While we were arguing, we went and sat down with 'Abdullah bin Ibrahim bin Qariz, and we told him about the Hadith and how we had been negligent in not checking it with Abu Hurairah. 'Abdullah bin Ibrahim said to us: 'I bear witness that I heard Abu Hurairah say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I am the last of the prophets and it is the last of the Masjids.'"

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Zaid said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The area between my house and my Minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise.'"

Chapter 9: The Virtue Of The Majid Of Quba' [1] And Praying Therein

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to come to Quba' riding and walking."[1] Quba' is about three miles to the south of the Prophet's Masjid. This area is named afterin that district.

Chapter 14: The Virtue Of Going To The Masjid

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"When a man goes out of his house to his Masjid, one foot records a good deed and the other erases a bad deed."

Chapter 16: Who Should Be Prevented In The Masjid

It was narrated that Jabir said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever eats of this plant' - the first time he said 'garlic' then he said, 'garlic, onions and leeks' [1] - 'let him not approach us in our Masjids, for the angels are offended by that which offends mankinds.'"[1] In Fath, Al-Bari, Ibn Hajar is of the opinion that it was Ibn Juraij who was talking, explaining that 'Ata' - who reported it from Jabir - narrated it both ways.

Chapter 22: The Prohibition Of Buying And Selling In The Masjid, And Of Sitting In Circles Before Jumu'ah Prayer

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade sitting in circles on Friday before Jumu'ah prayer, and buying and selling in the Masjid.

Chapter 25: The Prohibition Of Making Announcements Of Lost Property In The Masjid

It was narrated that Jabir said

"A man came making announcement of a lost camel in the Masjid, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'May you never find it!'"

Chapter 27: Interlacing One's Fingers In The Masjid

It was narrated that Al-Aswad said

"Alqamah and I entered upon 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud and he said to us: 'Have these people prayed?' We said: 'No.' He said: 'Get up and pray.' So we went to stand behind him, and he put one of us on his right and the other on his left, and he prayed with no Adhan and no Iqamah. When he bowed he interlaced his fingers and placed his hands between his knees, and he said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing that.'"

It was narrated that Sulaiman said

"I heard Ibrahim (narrate) from 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad from 'Abdullah," and he narrated something similar.

Chapter 29: Sleeping In The Masjid

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, that when he was young and single, with no family, at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he used to sleep in the Masjid of the Prophet (ﷺ).

Chapter 34: With Which Foot Should He Rub (His Spittle)?

It was narrated from Abu Al-'Ala' bin Ash-Shikhir that his father said

"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spit and then rub it with his left foot."

Chapter 36: What To Say When Entering And Exiting The Masjid

It was narrated that 'Abdul-Malik bin Sa'eed said

"I heard Abu Humaid and Abu Usaid say: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When any one of you enters the Masjid, let him say: 'Allahumma aftahli abwaba rahmatik (O Allah, open to me the gates of your mercy). And when he leaves let him say: Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik (O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty).'"

Chapter 46: Praying On A Donkey

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that he saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying on a donkey while he was riding, praying toward Khaibar with the Qiblah behind him. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said

We do not know of anyone who reported anything to support what 'Amr bin Yahya said about praying on a donkey. As for the Hadith of Yahya bin Sa'eed from Anas, what is correct is that it is Mawquf. [1] And Allah knows best.[1] That is a saying or action of a Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ)

Chapter 2: Bragging In Building Masjids

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"One of the portents of the Hour will be that people will show off in building Masjids."

Chapter 4: The Virtue Of Praying In Al-Masjid Al-Haram

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that Maimunah the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"Whoever prays in the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (that is good), for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ' One prayer offered there is better than a thousand prayers offered elsewhere, except the Masjid of the Ka'bah.'"

Chapter 7: The Virtue Of The Prophet's Masjid And Praying Therein

It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"The columns of this Minbar of mine will be in Paradise."

Chapter 11: Taking Churches As Masjids

It was narrated that Talq bin 'Ali said

"We went out as a delegation to the Prophet (ﷺ); we gave him our oath of allegiance and prayed with him. We told him that in our land there was a church that belonged to us. We asked him to give us the leftovers of his purification (Wudu' water). So he called for water, performed Wudu' and rinsed out his mouth, then he poured it into a vessel and said to us: 'Leave, and when you return to your land, demolish your church, and sprinkle this water on that place, and take it as a Masjid.' We said: 'Our land is far away and it is very hot; the water is far away and it is very hot; the water will dry up.' He said: 'Add more water to it, for that will only make it better.' So we left and when we came to our land we demolished our church, then we sprinkled the water on that place and took it as a Masjid, and we called the Adhan in it. The monk was a man from Tayy', and when he heard the Adhan, he said: 'It is a true call.' Then he headed toward one of the hills and we never saw him again."

Chapter 13: The Prohibition Of Taking Graves As Masjids

It was narrated from 'Aishah that Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church that they had seen in Ethiopia, in which there were images. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

"Those people, if there was a righteous man among them, when he died they built a place of worship over his grave and made those images. They will be the most evil of creation before Allah on the Day of Resurrection."

Chapter 18: Pitching A Khiba' (Tent Made Of Wool) [1] In the Masjid

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"Sa'd was wounded on the day of Al-Khandaq [1] when a man of Quraish shot him in the medial arm vein. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pitched a tent (Khaimah) for him in the Masjid so that he could visit him close at hand."[1] Al-Khandaq means the trench. This indicates the battle of the trench which took place during the fifth year after Hijrah.