In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Issues Related to Mosques (In the Light of Hadith)

Reward for Building a Mosque

“‘Uthman رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever builds a mosque seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him a similar house in Jannah (Paradise).”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

Command to Build, Clean, and Perfume Mosques

‘A’ishah رضي الله عنها said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed that mosques be built in residential areas and that they be kept clean and perfumed.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sahih Muslim)

‘A’ishah رضي الله عنها narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw spittle on the wall of the Qiblah in the mosque, so he scraped it off and cleaned it.
(Sahih Muslim)

Disapproval of Excessive Decoration in Mosques

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنه said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I have not been commanded to construct highly decorated and ornate mosques.
(Sunan Abu Dawood)

Avoid Eating Raw Garlic and Onion Before Coming to the Mosque

Jabir رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever eats garlic or onion should stay away from us—or he said—should not come near our mosque and should remain in his home.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

Prohibition of Worldly Trade and Announcements in Mosques

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say: “May Allah not grant you profit in your trade.” And when you see someone announcing a lost item in the mosque, say: “May Allah not return it to you.”
(Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi)

The Entire Earth Made a Place of Prayer

Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The earth has been made for me a place of prayer and a means of purification. Therefore, wherever the time of prayer comes upon anyone of my Ummah (nation), let him pray there.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

Virtue of Prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Prayer in my mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque except Al-Masjid al-Haram.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

Prohibition of Prayer in Bathhouses and Graveyards

Abu Sa‘id رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The entire earth is a mosque except for graveyards and bathhouses.
(Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi)

Virtue of Prayer in Masjid Quba

Usayd ibn Zuhayr al-Ansari رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Prayer in Masjid Quba is equal in reward to ‘Umrah.
(Sunan Ibn Majah)