Prohibition Of Making Lost-and-Found Announcements In The Mosque
Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 765 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 252
Source no. 765 · Volume 2 · Page 337
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765. It was narrated from Sulaimân bin Burdah that his father said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ performed prayer, then a man said: 'Who was looking for the red camel?' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'May you not find it! The mosques were built for that for which they were built.'" (Sahih)
765 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى الْجَمَلِ الْأَحْمَرِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا وَجَدْتَهُ، إِنَّمَا بُنِيَتِ الْمَسَاجِدُ لِمَا بُنِيَتْ لَهُ»
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The purpose behind the harsh words is to show his disapproval of the announcement. This, in fact, is a form of admonition. Mosques are built for conducting prayers, delivering admonitions, imparting wise counsels and engaging in learning and teaching, not for making searches for things lost outside.