Mosques & Congregation

فِي عِلَّةِ غُسْلِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ فِي نَوَاضِحِهَا وَ أَمْوَالِهَا[3] فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ حَضَرُوا الْمَسْجِدَ فَتَأَذَّى النَّاسُ بِأَرْوَاحِ آبَاطِهِمْ وَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْغُسْلِ فَجَرَتْ بِذَلِكَ السُّنَّةُ

Hadith.230 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding the reason for the Jumu’ah (ritual bath): 'The Ansar (residents of Medina who supported the Prophet) used to work in their fields and with their livestock. When Jumu’ah came, they would attend the mosque, and the people were bothered by the odor from the

وَ قَالَ ع- مَنْ أَطَاعَ امْرَأَتَهُ أَكَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْخِرَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ فَقِيلَ وَ مَا تِلْكَ الطَّاعَةُ قَالَ تَدْعُوهُ إِلَى النِّيَاحَاتِ وَ الْعُرُسَاتِ وَ الْحَمَّامَاتِ وَ لُبْسِ الثِّيَابِ الرِّقَاقِ فَيُجِيبُهَا[4].

Hadith.241 - Imam (as) said: 'Whoever obeys his wife (in matters of disobedience) will be thrown by Allah (swt), the Exalted, on his face in the Fire.' It was said: 'What kind of obedience is that?' Imam (as) said: "When She invites him to go to congregation of lamentations to extravagant festivities (weddings), or goi

أَرْبَعٌ مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع التَّطَيُّبُ وَ التَّنْظِيفُ بِالْمُوسَى وَ حَلْقُ الْجَسَدِ بِالنُّورَةِ وَ كَثْرَةُ الطَّرُوقَةِ

Hadith.341 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There are four traits of the Prophets: using fragrance, grooming with a razor, shaving the body with Nuura (depilatory paste), and frequenting the mosque."

نَعَمْ‌[4].

Hadith.473 - Al-Fadl ibn Abd al-Malik asked Imam (as): "Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer for the deceased in the mosque?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes”.

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ أَنَّ الْحَائِضَ تُصَلِّي عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ وَ لَا تَصُفُّ مَعَهُمْ.

Hadith.497 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): "A menstruating woman may participate in the funeral prayer but does not stand in the rows with the rest of the congregation."

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا قَبْرِي قِبْلَةً وَ لَا مَسْجِداً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَعَنَ الْيَهُودَ حِينَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ[5].

Hadith.532 - The Prophet Muhammad (sw) said: "Do not take my grave as a qibla (direction of prayer) or a mosque. Indeed, Allah (swt), the Exalted and Glorious, cursed the Jews when they took the graves of their prophets as places of worship."

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَرِهَ لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ وَ كَرِهْتُهُنَّ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي الْعَبَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ[3] وَ الرَّفَثَ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَ الْمَنَّ بَعْدَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَ إِتْيَانَ الْمَسَاجِدِ جُنُباً وَ التَّطَلُّعَ فِي الدُّورِ وَ الضَّحِكَ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ

Hadith.575 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, dislikes six traits for me, and I also dislike them for the successors (Imams) from my descendants and for their followers after me: playing around during prayer, inappropriate speech during fasting, boasting after giving charity,

قَالَ زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ‌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- أَخْبِرْنِي عَمَّا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ قَالَ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ قُلْتُ لَهُ هَلْ سَمَّاهُنَّ اللَّهُ وَ بَيَّنَهُنَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِنَبِيِّهِ ص- أَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ‌ إِلى‌ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ‌ وَ دُلُوكُهَا زَوَالُهَا فَفِيمَا بَيْنَ دُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِل

Hadith.600 – Zurarah ibn A'yan said: I asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) to inform me of what Allah (swt), the Exalted, has made obligatory regarding prayers." Imam (as) replied: "Five prayers in the night and day." I asked him, "Did Allah (swt) name them and clarify them in His Book?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, All

سَأَلْتُ أَبِي سَيِّدَ اَلْعَابِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ جَدِّنَا رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ أَمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كَيْفَ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اِرْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ فَإِن

"I asked my father, the Master of the Worshippers (Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as)), saying, 'O’ my father, inform me about our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (sw), when he was taken up to the heavens and his Lord (azj) commanded him with fifty prayers. Why did he not ask for a reduction for his community until Musa

وَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَسْجِدَ وَ فِيهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ تَدْرُونَ مَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ الْمَفْرُوضَاتِ مَنْ صَلَّاهُنَّ لِوَقْتِهِنَّ وَ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهِنَّ لَقِيَنِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَهُ عِنْدِي عَهْدٌ أُدْخِلُهُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ- وَ مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّهِنَّ لِوَقْتِهِنَّ وَ لَمْ يُحَافِ

Hadith.625 - "The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered the mosque where some of his companions were present and said: "Do you know what your Lord (azj) has said?" They replied: "Allah (swt) and His Messenger know best." He (sw) said: "Your Lord (azj) says: 'These five obligatory prayers—whoever performs them at their appoin

ذِرَاعٌ مِنْ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ وَ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ ذِرَاعَانِ مِنْ وَقْتِ الظُّهْرِ[4] فَذَاكَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ مِنْ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ حَائِطَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ قَامَةً[5] وَ كَانَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعٌ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ وَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعَانِ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ[6] ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ الذِّرَاعُ وَ الذِّرَاعَانِ قُلْتُ لِمَ جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِمَكَانِ

Hadith.653 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the timing of the Dhuhr (noon) prayer. Imam (as) replied: "It is one arm's length (shadow) from the sun's decline, and the time for Asr (afternoon) is two arm's lengths from the time of Dhuhr, which is four feet from the sun's decline." He then added,

وَ رَوَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً قَبِلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْهُ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا مُنْذُ يَوْمَ وَجَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ يُصَلِّيهَا إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ.

Hadith.681 - Abu Hamza al-Thumali narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "Whoever performs an obligatory prayer in the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), Allah (swt) accepts it as equivalent to every prayer they have performed since the day prayer became obligatory upon them, and every prayer the

الصَّلَاةُ فِي مَسْجِدِي كَأَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِي[2]

Hadith.682 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "A prayer performed in my mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi) is equivalent to one thousand prayers in any other mosque, except for the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), for a prayer performed in the Sacred Mosque is equivalent to one thousand prayers performed in my mosque”.

وَ سَأَلَ عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى مَوْلَى آلِ سَامٍ- أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ كَمْ كَانَ طُولُ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ كَانَ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ وَ سِتَّمِائَةِ ذِرَاعٍ مُكَسَّرَةً[1].

Hadith.683 - Abd al-Ala, the freedman of Ale Saam, asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the dimensions of the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw). Imam (as) said: "It was three thousand and six hundred cubits, broken up (referring to its measured parts)”.

لِأَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ- الْمَسَاجِدُ الْأَرْبَعَةُ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ- وَ مَسْجِدُ الرَّسُولِ ص- وَ مَسْجِدُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ- وَ مَسْجِدُ الْكُوفَةِ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ الْفَرِيضَةُ فِيهَا تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً وَ النَّافِلَةُ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً

Hadith.684 - Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said to Abu Hamzah al-Thumali: "The four mosques are: the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), the Mosque of the Messenger (Masjid al-Nabawi), the Mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), and the Mosque of Kufa. O’ Abu Hamzah, performing an obligatory prayer in any

دُفِنَتْ فِي بَيْتِهَا فَلَمَّا زَادَتْ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَارَتْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.

Hadith.685 - Abu Al-Hasan, Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) was asked about the grave of Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A}, and Imam (as) said: "She was buried in her house, but when the Umayyads expanded the mosque, her grave became part of the mosque."

مَنْ أَتَى مَسْجِدِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَا فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَجَعَ بِعُمْرَةٍ. وَ كَانَ ع يَأْتِيهِ فَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ وَ يُسْتَحَبُّ إِتْيَانُ الْمَسَاجِدِ- بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَسْجِدِ قُبَا- فَإِنَّهُ الْمَسْجِدُ الَّذِي أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ وَ مَشْرَبَةِ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْفَضِيخِ وَ قُبُورِ الشُّهَدَاءِ بِأُحُدٍ- وَ مَسْجِدِ الْأَحْزَابِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ

Hadith.686 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever comes to my mosque, the Mosque of Quba, and prays two rak'ahs in it, it is as if they have performed an ‘Umrah."

وَ أَمَّا الْجَانِبُ الْآخَرُ فَذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ الَّذِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوْهُ رَافِعاً يَدَهُ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَيْنَيْهِ تَدُورَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا عَيْنَا مَجْنُونٍ فَنَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ- وَ إِنْ يَكادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ‌ وَ ما هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعالَمِينَ‌ أ

Hadith.687 - As for the other side (of Mosque of Quba), "That is the location of the tent of the hypocrites. When they saw him (the Prophet) raising his hand, some of them said to one another, 'Look at his eyes; they are turning as if he were a madman.' Then Archangel Jibril (as) descended with this verse: 'Indeed, tho

وَ أَمَّا مَسْجِدُ الْخَيْفِ بِمِنًى فَإِنَّهُ رَوَى جَابِرٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ سَبْعُمِائَةِ نَبِيٍّ.

Hadith.688 - As for the Mosque of Al-Khayf in Mina, it has been narrated by Jabir from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "Seven hundred prophets prayed in the Mosque of al-Khayf."

مَنْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ بِمِنًى مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ عَدَلَتْ عِبَادَةَ سَبْعِينَ عَاماً وَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ عِتْقِ رَقَبَةٍ وَ مَنْ هَلَّلَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَهْلِيلَةٍ عَدَلَتْ أَجْرَ إِحْيَاءِ نَسَمَةٍ وَ مَنْ حَمَّدَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَحْمِيدَةٍ عَدَلَتْ أَجْرَ خَرَاجِ الْعِرَاقَيْنِ يُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فِي سَبِيل

Hadith.689 - Abu Hamza al-Thumali narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "Whoever prays one hundred rak'ahs in the Mosque of al-Khayf in Mina before leaving it, it is equivalent to the worship of seventy years. Whoever glorifies (says 'SubhanAllah (swt)') one hundred times in it, Allah (swt) re

كَانَ مَسْجِدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى عَهْدِهِ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ فَوْقُهَا إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ نَحْواً مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ ذِرَاعاً وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا وَ خَلْفِهَا نَحْوٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَتَحَرَّ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُصَلَّاكَ فِيهِ فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَيْفَ لِأَنَّهُ مُرْتَفِعٌ عَنِ الْوَادِي وَ مَا

Hadith.690 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw) during his time extended near the minaret located at the center of the mosque, and above it towards the Qibla, approximately thirty cubits, as well as a similar distance to its right, left, and behind. So, focus on this

حَدُّ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ آخِرُ السَّرَّاجِينَ خَطَّهُ آدَمُ ع وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ رَاكِباً قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ غَيَّرَهُ عَنْ خِطَّتِهِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَوَّلُ ذَلِكَ فَالطُّوفَانُ فِي زَمَنِ نُوحٍ ع- ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ أَصْحَابُ كِسْرَى وَ النُّعْمَانِ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ

Hadith.691 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The boundary of the Mosque of Kufa extends to the end of the lamp-makers' area. It was originally marked by Adam (as), and I dislike entering it while riding." He was asked: "Who altered its original boundaries?" Imam (as) said: "The first change occurred due to

وَ قَالَ ع‌ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى دَيْرَانِيٍّ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ فِي دَيْرٍ لَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الزَّاوِيَةِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ فِيهِ سَبْعُ نَخَلَاتٍ وَ هُوَ مُشْرِفٌ مِنْ دَيْرِهِ عَلَى نُوحٍ يُكَلِّمُهُ.

Hadith.692 - Imam (as) said: "It is as if I can see a monk in the Mosque of Kufa, in his monastery, between the corner and the pulpit, where there are seven date palms, watching and conversing with Noah (as) from his elevated position."

وَ قَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ نِعْمَ الْمَسْجِدُ مَسْجِدُ الْكُوفَةِ- صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ أَلْفُ وَصِيٍّ وَ مِنْهُ‌ فارَ التَّنُّورُ* وَ فِيهِ نُجِرَتِ السَّفِينَةُ مَيْمَنَتُهُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ وَ وَسَطُهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ- وَ مَيْسَرَتُهُ مَكْرٌ يَعْنِي مَنَازِلَ الشَّيَاطِينِ‌[1].

Hadith.693 - Abu Basir said: "I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "What a blessed mosque is the Mosque of Kufa! A thousand prophets and a thousand successors (of prophets) have prayed in it. From it 'the oven gushed forth' (a reference to the flood of Noah). In it, the Ark was built. Its right side is th

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا تُشَدُّ الرِّحَالُ إِلَّا إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ- وَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ.

Hadith.694 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Journeys should not be undertaken except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (sw), and the Mosque of Kufa."

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِي مَرَرْتُ بِمَوْضِعِ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ- وَ أَنَا عَلَى الْبُرَاقِ وَ مَعِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ انْزِلْ فَصَلِّ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ قَالَ فَنَزَلْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعُ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذِهِ كُوفَانُ وَ هَذَا مَسْجِدُهَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً خَرَاباً وَ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً ع

Hadith.695 - The Prophet, said: "When I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra'), I passed by the site of the Mosque of Kufa while I was on al-Buraq, with Archangel Jibril (as) accompanying me. Archangel Jibril (as) said to me, 'O’ Muhammad, descend and pray at this place.' So, I descended and prayed. Then I asked: 'O’ A

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ حَوْلَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذْ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ لَقَدْ حَبَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمَا لَمْ يَحْبُ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنْ فَضْلِ مُصَلَّاكُمْ بَيْتِ آدَمَ- وَ بَيْتِ نُوحٍ وَ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَلِيلِ- وَ مُصَلَّى أَخِي الْخَضِرِ ع وَ مُصَلَّايَ وَ إِنَّ مَسْجِدَكُمْ هَذَا لَأَحَدُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الْمَسَاجِدِ الَّتِي اخْت

Hadith.696 - It has been reported from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubata that He said: One day while we were with Amir al-Mu'minin (as) in the Mosque of Kufa, Imam (as) said: "O’ people of Kufa, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has blessed you with something no one else has been blessed with—the virtue of your place of prayer,

وَ أَمَّا مَسْجِدُ السَّهْلَةِ فَقَدْ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع لَوِ اسْتَجَارَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ بِهِ لَأَجَارَهُ اللَّهُ سَنَةً ذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ ع الَّذِي كَانَ يَخِيطُ فِيهِ وَ هُوَ الْمَوْضِعُ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع إِلَى الْعَمَالِقَةِ وَ هُوَ الْمَوْضِعُ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ دَاوُدُ- إِلَى جَالُوتَ- وَ تَحْتَهُ صَخْرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ فِيهَا صُورَةُ وَجْهِ كُلِّ نَبِيٍ‌[2] خَلَقَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ

Hadith.697 - As for the Mosque of Al-Sahla, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If my uncle Zayd had sought refuge in it, Allah (swt) would have protected him for a year. This is the location of the house of Idris (as), where he used to sew, and it is the place from which Ibrahim (as) departed to the Amalekite

مَنْ تَنَخَّمَ[1] فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا فِي جَوْفِهِ لَمْ تَمُرَّ بِدَاءٍ إِلَّا أَبْرَأَتْهُ

Hadith.699 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever clears his throat in the mosque and then swallows it back, no disease will pass through them without it curing them."

مَنْ كَنَسَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ- وَ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ مِنَ التُّرَابِ مَا يُذَرُّ فِي الْعَيْنِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ

Hadith.700 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever sweeps the mosque on Thursday and the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) and removes from it even the dust that could irritate the eye, Allah (swt), the Exalted, will forgive them."

مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لَمْ يَضَعْ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى رَطْبٍ وَ لَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ إِلَى الْأَرَضِينَ السَّابِعَةِ[2]. وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ هَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارَ مُسْنَدَةً وَ مَا رَوَيْتُ فِي مَعْنَاهَا فِي كِتَابِ فَضْلِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَ حُرْمَتِهَا وَ مَا جَاءَ فِيهَا

Hadith.701 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever walks to the mosque, every step they take—whether it falls upon something moist or dry—glorifies Allah (swt) for them down to the seventh earth”.

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌[3] صَلَاةٌ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ وَ صَلَاةٌ

Hadith.702 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said : "A prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) is equivalent to one thousand prayers. A prayer in the Great Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers. A prayer in the Mosque of the Tribe (Masjid al-Qabilah) is equivalent to twenty-five prayers. A pra

مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِداً كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ[1] بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ

Hadith.703 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Whoever builds a mosque as small as a sandgrouse’s nest, Allah (swt) will build for them a house in Paradise."

أَوَّلُ مَا يَبْدَأُ بِهِ قَائِمُنَا سُقُوفُ الْمَسَاجِدِ فَيُكَسِّرُهَا وَ يَأْمُرُ بِهَا فَيُجْعَلُ عَرِيشاً كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى[1]

Hadith.706 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The first thing our Qa'im (the awaited savior Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as) ) will do is to break the roofs of the mosques and order them to be made as an open canopy (like the canopy of Musa (as))”.

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع- إِذَا رَأَى الْمَحَارِيبَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ كَسَّرَهَا وَ يَقُولُ كَأَنَّهَا مَذَابِحُ الْيَهُودِ.

Hadith.707 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw the niches (mihrabs) in mosques, he would break them and say, "It is as if they are the altars of the Jews."

وَ رَأَى عَلِيٌّ ع مَسْجِداً بِالْكُوفَةِ قَدْ شُرِّفَ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ بِيعَةٌ إِنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لَا تُشَرَّفُ تُبْنَى جُمّاً.

Hadith.708 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw a mosque in Kufa that had been decorated or elevated and said: "It is as if it is a church. Mosques are not to be adorned; they should be built plain (simple)."

لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.709 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), was asked about using clay mixed with straw to plaster the mosque or the house where prayers are offered. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.710 - He was asked about using plaster that had been prepared with dung for plastering a mosque. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

إِذَا نُظِّفَ وَ أُصْلِحَ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.711 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a house that had been used as a latrine for a period of time and whether it would be suitable to make it into a mosque. Imam (as) said: "If it is cleaned and repaired, then there is no harm."

لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَيَصْلُحُ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ حَشّاً زَمَاناً أَنْ يُنَظَّفَ وَ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِداً- قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[1] إِذَا أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ التُّرَابِ مَا يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُنَظِّفُهُ وَ يُطَهِّرُهُ.

Hadith.712 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a mosque within a house, where the owners might wish to expand part of it or move it from its original location. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that." Ubaydullah then asked: "Would it be suitable for a place that was previ

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ- مَنِ اخْتَلَفَ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ أَصَابَ إِحْدَى الثَّمَانِ أَخاً مُسْتَفَاداً فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[2] أَوْ عِلْماً مُسْتَطْرَفاً أَوْ آيَةً مُحْكَمَةً أَوْ رَحْمَةً مُنْتَظَرَةً أَوْ كَلِمَةً تَرُدُّهُ عَنْ رَدًى أَوْ يَسْمَعُ كَلِمَةً تَدُلُّهُ عَلَى هُدًى أَوْ يَتْرُكُ ذَنْباً خَشْيَةً أَوْ حَيَاءً[3].

Hadith.713 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "Whoever frequently visits the mosques will attain one of eight benefits: a brother (friend) beneficial in the cause of Allah (swt), newly acquired knowledge, a definitive verse (of guidance), a mercy awaited, a word that turns him away

وَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ص رَجُلًا يُنْشِدُ ضَالَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ قُولُوا لَهُ لَا رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ضَالَّتَكَ فَإِنَّهَا[4] لِغَيْرِ هَذَا بُنِيَتْ.

Hadith.714 - The Prophet (sw), heard a man searching for a lost item in the mosque and said: "Say to him, 'May Allah (swt) not return your lost item to you,' for the mosque was not built for this purpose."

مَنْ أَسْرَجَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ سِرَاجاً لَمْ تَزَلِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ حَمَلَةُ الْعَرْشِ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ مَا دَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسْجِدِ ضَوْءٌ مِنَ السِّرَاجِ

Hadith.716 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever lights a lamp in one of the mosques of Allah (swt), the angels and the bearers of the Throne will continue to seek forgiveness for them as long as there remains any light from that lamp in the mosque."

إِذَا أَخْرَجَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْحَصَاةَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَرُدَّهَا فِي مَكَانِهَا أَوْ فِي مَسْجِدٍ آخَرَ فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ[1]. وَ لَا يَجُوزُ لِلْحَائِضِ وَ الْجُنُبِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَا الْمَسْجِدَ إِلَّا مُجْتَازَيْنِ[2]

Hadith.717 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If any of you takes a pebble from the mosque, let them return it to its place or to another mosque, for it glorifies Allah (swt)”.

خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ نِسَائِكُمُ الْبُيُوتُ

Hadith.718 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The best mosques for your women are their homes."

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ مَكْتُوباً أَنَّ بُيُوتِي فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَسَاجِدُ فَطُوبَى لِعَبْدٍ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ زَارَنِي فِي بَيْتِي أَلَا إِنَّ عَلَى الْمَزُورِ كَرَامَةَ الزَّائِرِ[1] أَلَا بَشِّرِ الْمَشَّاءِينَ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ بِالنُّورِ السَّاطِعِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

Hadith.720 - It is narrated "In the Torah, it is written that 'My houses on earth are the mosques. Glad tidings to the servant who purifies themselves in their home and then visits Me in My house. Surely, it is incumbent upon the host to honor their guest. Give glad tidings to those who walk in the darkness to the mosq

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع- مَرَّ عَلَى مَنَارَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهَدْمِهَا- ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تُرْفَعُ الْمَنَارَةُ إِلَّا مَعَ سَطْحِ الْمَسْجِدِ[2].

Hadith.722 - It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), passed by a tall minaret and ordered it to be demolished. He then said: "The minaret should not be raised higher than the roof of the mosque”.

«وَ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى لَيُرِيدُ عَذَابَ أَهْلِ اَلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً حَتَّى لاَ يُحَاشِيَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً فَإِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى اَلشِّيبِ نَاقِلِي أَقْدَامِهِمْ إِلَى اَلصَّلَوَاتِ وَ اَلْوِلْدَانِ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ اَلْقُرْآنَ رَحِمَهُمُ اَللَّهُ فَأَخَّرَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ. ومن أراد دخول المسجد فليدخل على سكون ووقار فإن المساجد بيوت الله وأحب البقاع إليه، وأحبهم إلى الله عز وجل [رجلا] أولهم دخولا وآخرهم خ

Hadith.723 - "And indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, intends to bring punishment upon all the people of the earth without exception. But when He looks at the elderly, who move their feet to the prayers and the children learning the Qur'an, He has mercy on them and withholds that punishment”.

لَا بَأْسَ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ أَمَامَهُ النَّخْلَةُ وَ فِيهَا حَمْلُهَا قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي الْكَرْمِ وَ فِيهِ حَمْلُهُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ أَمَامَهُ حِمَارٌ وَاقِفٌ قَالَ يَضَعُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُ قَصَبَةً أَوْ عُوداً أَوْ شَيْئاً يُقِيمُهُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ مَعَهُ دَبَّةٌ مِنْ جِلْدِ حِمَارٍ أَوْ

Hadith.776 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) regarding a man praying while a bird is in front of him. Imam (as) said: ‘There is no harm’. (Ali ibn Ja’far asked): ‘Regarding a man praying while there is a date palm tree with fruit in front of him’ Imam (as) said: ‘There is no harm’ (A

وَ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ خَرَجَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَلَى قَوْمٍ فَرَآهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَدْ سَدَلُوا أَرْدِيَتَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا لَكُمْ قَدْ سَدَلْتُمْ ثِيَابَكُمْ كَأَنَّكُمْ يَهُودُ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْ فُهْرِهِمْ‌[3] يَعْنِي بِيعَتَهُمْ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ سَدْلَ ثِيَابِكُمْ.

Hadith.795 – Zurarah said that Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) came out to a group of people and saw them praying in the mosque with their cloaks draped (over their shoulders), and Imam (as) said to them: 'What is the matter with you that you drape yo