The Virtue of Mosques, Their Sanctity and the Reward for Those Who Pray in Them

- 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."

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."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «جَنِّبُوا مَسَاجِدَكُمْ صِبْيَانَكُمْ وَ مَجَانِينَكُمْ وَ رَفْعَ أَصْوَاتِكُمْ وَ شِرَاءَكُمْ وَ بَيْعَكُمْ وَ اَلضَّالَّةَ وَ اَلْحُدُودَ وَ اَلْأَحْكَامَ.

Hadith.715 - Imam (as) said: "Keep your children, the insane, raising of voices, buying and selling, seeking lost items, and administering legal punishments and rulings away from your mosques”.

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

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]

خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ نِسَائِكُمُ الْبُيُوتُ

لَا يَجُوزُ فَإِنَّ الْمَجُوسَ أَوْقَفُوا عَلَى بُيُوتِ النَّارِ[3].

Hadith.719 - Imam (as) was asked about endowing property to mosques, and He said: "It is not permissible, for the Magians endowed property for their fire temples”.

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 الْبُيُوتَ الَّتِي يُصَلَّى فِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ يُضِي‌ءُ نُورُهَا لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا يُضِي‌ءُ نُورُ الْكَوَاكِبِ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ.

Hadith.721 - It is narrated: "The houses in which prayers are offered at night shine with light for the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars shine with light for the inhabitants of the earth."

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”.