Hadiths on The rulings of mosques

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34 explained prophetic hadiths on "The rulings of mosques": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 23 hadiths on the rulings of mosques: their construction rewarded, their cleanliness and perfuming, the prohibition to sell or buy in them, to announce a lost animal there and to carry out the prescribed corporal punishments there. It notably reads: «He who builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise». Other texts forbid raising one's voice in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and taking his grave as a place of festivity visited repeatedly.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on The rulings of mosques

Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to build mosques in different localities and that they should be kept Authentic Those are a people who, when a righteous slave or a righteous man from among them dies, they build a place of worship Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent some cavalry towards Najd. They captured a man from the tribe of Banu Hanīfa Authentic hadith I implore you by Allah (to tell me) if you heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Answer on my behalf. O A Authentic hadith Whoever hears a man inquiring in the mosque about something he has lost should say: "May Allah not restore it to you," for indeed mosques are not buil Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him: 'May All Good hadith The prescribed corporal punishments are not to be carried out in mosques; nor should retribution be carried out in them Authentic hadith Sa‘d was injured on the Day of the Trench by the arrow of man from Quraysh Authentic hadith Leave them, for these are the days of Eid. Those were the days of Mina Authentic hadith She used to visit me, and every time she came, she would say the following: The day of the scarf was one of the wonders of our Lord, for He rescued me Authentic hadith Spitting in the mosque is a sin and its expiation is to bury it Authentic The Hour will not be established until people boast about mosques Authentic hadith I have not been ordered to build lofty mosques Authentic hadith While the people were performing the Fajr prayer in Qubā' Mosque, someone came saying: Tonight, (a portion of the) Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Authentic Straighten your rows, for indeed, straightening the row is from the perfection of the prayer Authentic hadith A Bedouin came and urinated in a corner of the mosque Authentic hadith Straighten your rows, or Allah will cause dissension amongst you Authentic O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshiped Sahih/Authentic by virtue of its parallel channels of transmission and supportive narrations Do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly), and do not take your houses as graves. Send blessings upon me, for your gre Authentic hadith O Banu Salimah, stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you; stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you Authentic hadith The deeds of my Ummah, the good and the bad thereof, were presented to me. I found the removal of harm from the road among their good deeds, and the s Authentic The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, and the places that are most hateful to Allah are the marketplaces Authentic hadith Whoever passes through any of our mosques or markets with arrows with him, he should hold them by their heads lest he injures any of the Muslims with Authentic He who builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise.' Authentic A prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers anywhere else, except for the Sacred Mosque Authentic When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him offer two Rak‘ahs before he sits down Authentic When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahumma iftah li abwāba rahmatik' (O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy). And when he leave Authentic The Prophet (ﷺ), when he performed the Fajr prayer, would remain seated in his prayer place until the sun rose brightly Hasan Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume and unadorned Hasan When any of you enters the mosque, let him send peace upon the Prophet and say: Allāhumma iftahli abwāba rahmatik (O Allah, open for me the gates of Y Authentic There are seven whom Allah Almighty will shade in His Shade on a Day when there will be no shade but His Shade Authentic These mosques are not appropriate for anything of this kind of urine or filth. They are only for the remembrance of Allah Almighty, prayer, and recita Authentic hadith A man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, saying out loud: Has any one seen the red camel? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's Authentic hadith If you had been from this city, I would have inflicted pain on you. You raise your voices in the Prophet's Mosque
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ