Chapter 06- Mosques

263. Narrated ‘Aishah : The Messenger of Allah ordered that mosques be built in residential areas and that they should be kept clean and be perfumed. Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi.


264. Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Prophet said, “Allah cursed the Jews (because) they took the graves of their Prophets as mosques." Agreed upon. In the narration of Muslim, ”and the Christians.”


265. Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated on the authority of ‘Aishah : “If any pious (religious) man dies among them, they would build a mosque (place of worship) over his grave.” Also in this narration, “They are the worst of creatures (people).”


266. Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Prophet sent some horses (i.e. horseman), who brought back a man {1} (they had captured). They tied him to one of the pillars of the Mosque. Agreed upon.{2}

{1} Thumamah Ibn Uthal al-Hanafi
{2} Imam as-San’ani says (in his book Subul as-Salam; the interpretation of Bulugh al-Maram) that this Hadith is a proof that it is permissible to tie a captive in the mosque even if he was a disbeliever.


267. Narrated Abu Hurairah : Omar : passed by Hassan {3} when he was reciting poetry in the mosque, so he looked at him (in a disapproving manner). Thereupon Hassan said, ‘I used to recite (poetry) in this mosque, in the presence of someone better than you (i.e. the Prophet )” Agreed upon.

{3} The poet of the Prophet


268. Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Prophet said, “If you hear a man announcing in the mosque, about something which he has lost, he should say to him, “May Allah not return it to you, for mosques are not built for that reason.” Related by Muslim.


269. Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Prophet said, “If you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him, “May Allah not give you profit in your trading.”{4} Related by an-Nasa’i and at-Tirmidhi.

{4} I.e. May Allah make his trading unsuccessful.


270. Narrated Hakim bin Hazim : The Prophet said, “Prescribed legal punishment (Hudud) are not to be carried out in a mosque, nor should retaliation be taken in them.” Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud with a weak chain of narrators.


271. Narrated ‘Aishah : Sa’d bin Mu’adh : was injured on the Day (battle) of Khandaq (Battle of the Trench) and the Messenger of Allah pitched a tent in the mosque to be able to visit him (easily).{5} Agreed upon.

{5} As the Messenger of Allah wanted Sa’d to be in a place close to his house, so it would be easy to visit him and look after him.


272. Narrated ‘Aishah : I saw the Messenger of Allah screening me while I was looking at the Abyssinians playing in the mosque (with their spears)…” (part of a Hadith). Agreed upon.


273. Narrated Aishah : A black slave girl had a tent in the mosque (she used to sleep in the mosque), and she used to come to me, and we would talk. Agreed upon.


274. Narrated Anas Ibn Malik : Allah’s Messenger said, “Spitting in the mosque is considered a sin, which is expiated by burying it (the spit).” Agreed upon.


275. Narrated Anas Ibn Malik : Allah’s Messenger said, “The Hour will not be established before people vie with one another about (building) mosques.” Related by the five Imams except for At-Tirmidhi. Ibn Khuzaimah graded it as Sahih.


276. Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas : Allah’s Messenger said, “I was not commanded to build high and lofty mosques.” Related by Abu Dawud, and it was rendered authentic by Ibn Hibban.

277. Narrated Anas Ibn Malik : Allah’s Messenger said, “The rewards of my followers were presented to me, so much so that even the reward for removing a speck of dust by a person from the mosque (was presented to me).” Related by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, and it was graded as authentic by Ibn Khuzaimah.


278. Narrated Abu Qatadah : The Messenger of Allah said, “When one of you enters the mosque, he should pray two Rak’at before he sits down.” Agreed upon.