English translation
751. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "We used to sleep in the mosque at the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ." (Sahih)
Hadith 751
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(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 751 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 248
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Arabic text
751 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: «كُنَّا نَنَامُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»
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It is all right if a traveler or any other hard-pressed person sleeps in the mosque. We should not, however, make a habit of it. However, it is not a matter of reproach or censure if a person waiting for the congregational prayer falls asleep in the mosque.