Prayer

لِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ- مَا خَدَعُوكَ فِيهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَلَا يَخْدَعُونَكَ فِي الْعَصْرِ[3] صَلِّهَا وَ الشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ نَقِيَّةٌ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ الْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ قِيلَ وَ مَا الْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ قَالَ لَا يَكُونُ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَ لَا مَالٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قِيلَ وَ مَا تَضْيِيعُهَا قَالَ يَدَعُهَا وَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى تَصْفَرَّ أَوْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ

وَقْتُ الْمَغْرِبِ إِذَا غَابَ الْقُرْصُ

وَقَالَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِنَّا رُبَّمَا صَلَّيْنَا وَ نَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ تَكُونَ اَلشَّمْسُ خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ أَوْ قَدْ سَتَرَنَا مِنْهَا اَلْجَبَلُ فَقَالَ لِي «لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ صُعُودُ اَلْجَبَلِ.

Hadith.656 - Sama’a ibn Mehran said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about performing the Maghrib prayer, saying, 'Sometimes we pray, fearing that the sun might still be behind the mountain or that the mountain might be covering it from our view.' Imam (as) said to me, 'You are not required to climb the mountain.'

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ع- فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأى‌ كَوْكَباً قالَ هذا رَبِّي‌ فَهَذَا أَوَّلُ الْوَقْتِ وَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ غَيْبُوبَةُ الشَّفَقِ فَأَوَّلُ وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ ذَهَابُ الْحُمْرَةِ[3] وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِهَا إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ يَعْنِي نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ‌[4].

Hadith.657 - Bakar ibn Muhammad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that a person asked him about the timing of Maghrib. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, mentions in His Book concerning Ibrahim (as), 'When the night covered him, he saw a star and said: "This is my Lord (azj)."'

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ: «وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.658 - In the narration of Muawiya ibn Ammar it is stated: "The time for the last Isha prayer extends until one-third of the night”.

وَ رُوِيَ‌ فِيمَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ أَنَّهُ يَقْضِي وَ يُصْبِحُ‌ صَائِماً عُقُوبَةً[1]. وَ إِنَّمَا وَجَبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِنَوْمِهِ عَنْهَا إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.659 - It is narrated: "For one who sleeps through the last Isha prayer until the middle of the night, it is obligatory for him to make it up (as Qadha) and he should begin the next day fasting as a form of penance”.

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْخَثْعَمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ وَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُ حَيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ عَلَى نِصْفِ مِيلٍ فَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُونَ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ مَوَاضِعَ سِهَامِهِمْ‌[2].

Hadith.660 - Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khath'ami narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to perform the Maghrib prayer, and a group from the Ansar called Banu Salimah, whose homes were at a distance of half a mile, would pray with him. They would then return to th

مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ طَلَباً لِفَضْلِهَا وَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكُ النُّجُومُ فَقَالَ هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ[3]

وَ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٌ الشَّحَّامُ‌ صَعِدْتُ مَرَّةً جَبَلَ أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ- وَ النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَرَأَيْتُ الشَّمْسَ لَمْ تَغِبْ إِنَّمَا تَوَارَتْ خَلْفَ الْجَبَلِ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَلَقِيتُ‌

Hadith.662 - Abu Usama Zayd al-Shahham said: "One time, I climbed the mountain of Abu Qubais, and the people were praying Maghrib. I saw that the sun had not completely set; it had only disappeared behind the mountain from the view of the people. I met Abu Abdullah (as) Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and informe

إِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ حَلَّ الْإِفْطَارُ وَ وَجَبَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى انْتِصَافِ اللَّيْلِ

مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَاتَ عَنِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَا أَنَامَ اللَّهُ عَيْنَيْهِ

مَنْ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ عَقَّبَ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَتَا لَهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعاً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ. وَ وَقْتُ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ يَعْتَرِضُ الْفَجْرُ وَ يُضِيءُ حُسْناً وَ يَتَجَلَّلُ الصُّبْحُ السَّمَاءَ وَ يَكُونُ

وَقْتُ صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ- يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةٌ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ وَ وَقْتُهَا فِي السَّفَرِ وَ الْحَضَرِ وَاحِدٌ[2] وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْمُضَيَّقِ وَ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي وَقْتِ الْأُولَى فِي سَائِرِ الْأَيَّامِ

إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ أَنْتَ تَرَى أَنَّكَ فِي وَقْتٍ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْوَقْتُ فَدَخَلَ الْوَقْتُ وَ أَنْتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْكَ‌[4].

"If you begin praying while you believe that it is within the (correct) time, and the time for the prayer enters while you are in the middle of the prayer, then it suffices for you (the prayer is valid and accepted)."

تَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيَكَ وَ تَعَمَّدُ الْقِبْلَةَ بِجُهْدِكَ.

Hadith.668 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Him about praying during the day or night when neither the sun, the moon, nor the stars are visible. Imam (as) replied: "You exert your own judgment and strive to determine the Qiblah (direction of prayer) to the best of your ability."

لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ‌ أَصْحَابِنَا إِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْنَا الْوَقْتُ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ فَقَالَ تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ الطُّيُورَ الَّتِي تَكُونُ عِنْدَكُمْ بِالْعِرَاقِ- يُقَالُ لَهَا الدُّيُوكُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِذَا ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهَا[1] وَ تَجَاوَبَتْ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَصَلِّ.

Hadith.669 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) Al-Farra' that a man from among their companions said to him: "Sometimes the time of prayer becomes unclear for us on a cloudy day." The Imam said: "Do you know these birds that you have in Iraq, which are called roosters (duyook)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam sai

إِنِّي مُؤَذِّنٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ غَيْمٍ لَمْ أَعْرِفِ اَلْوَقْتَ فَقَالَ «إِذَا صَاحَ اَلدِّيكُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَصْوَاتٍ وِلاَءً فَقَدْ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَةِ.

Hadith.670 - Al-Hussein ibn al-Mukhtar narrated from Him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that He (ibn al-Mukhtar) said: "I am the muezzin (the caller to prayer). On a cloudy day, when I cannot ascertain the time (for prayer), Imam (as) said: 'When the rooster crows three consecutive times, then the sun has pass

لَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ بَعْدَ مَا يَمْضِي الْوَقْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ وَ أَنَا فِي شَكٍّ مِنَ الْوَقْتِ وَ قَبْلَ الْوَقْتِ

كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ص فِي الْحَرِّ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَبْرِدْ أَبْرِدْ[3].

Hadith.672 - Muawiya ibn Wahb narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The muezzin would come to The Prophet (sw) during the intense heat at the time of the Dhuhr prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (sw) would tell him, 'Cool down, cool down (abride abride).'"

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يُصَلِّي مِنَ النَّهَارِ شَيْئاً حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا زَالَتْ[3] صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ هِيَ صَلَاةُ الْأَوَّابِينَ تُفَتَّحُ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ يُسْتَجَابُ الدُّعَاءُ وَ تَهُبُّ الرِّيَاحُ وَ يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ فَإِذَا فَاءَ الْفَيْءُ ذِرَاعاً صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ أَرْبَعاً وَ صَلَّى بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَ

- مَكَّةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَ الدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ‌[1] وَ الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ- وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلَافِ صَلَاةٍ وَ الدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ الْكُوفَةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَ

Hadith.680 - Khalid ibn Maad al-Qalanisi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "Makkah is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, and one dirham spent

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]

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

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

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

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

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

صَلَّى بِنَا عَلِيٌّ ع بِبَرَاثَا بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ قِتَالِ الشُّرَاةِ[4] وَ نَحْنُ زُهَاءُ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ فَنَزَلَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ عَمِيدُ هَذَا الْجَيْشِ فَقُلْنَا هَذَا فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْتَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَا النَّبِيُّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ وَصِيُّ نَبِيٍّ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ اجْلِسْ كَيْفَ سَأَلْتَ عَنْ ه

Hadith.698 - It was narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari that He said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) led us in prayer at Baratha after returning from the battle with the Khawarij, and we were about one hundred thousand men. A Christian descended from his monastery and asked: "Who is the leader of this army?" We sa

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

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

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

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

وَ قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءُ وَ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَضَعُ الْأَحْجَارَ[2] فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.

Hadith.704 - Abu Ubaidah Al-Hadha’ said: "Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) passed by me while I was between Makkah and Madinah placing stones. I asked: 'Is this from that?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تَضُرُّكُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا.

Hadith.705 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about covered (roofed) mosques, whether standing (prayer) in them is disliked. Imam (as) said: "Yes, but praying in them does not harm you."

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

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."