English translation
736. It was narrated that 'Uthmān bin 'Affān said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allāh, Allāh will build something similar for him in Paradise.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 736
One Who Builds A Mosque For The Sake Of Allāh
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 736 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 243
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Source no. 736 · Volume 2 · Page 308
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٨٨٣)
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Arabic text
736 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًا، بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ مِثْلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»
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a. Building a mosque "for the sake of Allāh" means doing the deed with full sincerity. No action done without sincerity is acceptable to Allāh. b. 'Building something similar in Paradise' means that just as a mosque is superior to all the other structures raised by man, the person concerned shall be given a house in Paradise that will be superior to all others.