Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

رَوَى خَالِدُ بْنُ مَادٍّ اَلْقَلاَنِسِيُّ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: « مَكَّةُ حَرَمُ اَللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ وَ اَلدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ اَلْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمُ اَللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلاَفِ صَلاَةٍ وَ اَلدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ اَلْكُوفَةُ حَرَمُ اَللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِيهَا بِأَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ » وَ سَكَتَ عَنِ اَلدِّرْهَمِ.

Khalid ibn Maad al-Qalanisi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) that He said: "Makkah is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, and one dirham spent there is equivalent to one hundred thousand dirhams. Madinah is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to ten thousand prayers, and one dirham spent there is equivalent to ten thousand dirhams. Kufa is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to one thousand prayers." He remained silent about the dirham (spent there).

وَ رَوَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ اَلثُّمَالِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «مَنْ صَلَّى فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْحَرَامِ صَلاَةً مَكْتُوبَةً قَبِلَ اَللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْهُ كُلَّ صَلاَةٍ صَلاَّهَا مُنْذُ يَوْمَ وَجَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلصَّلاَةُ وَ كُلَّ صَلاَةٍ يُصَلِّيهَا إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ».

Abu Hamza al-Thumali narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) 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 they will perform until they die."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اَلصَّلاَةُ فِي مَسْجِدِي كَأَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ إِلاَّ اَلْمَسْجِدَ اَلْحَرَامَ فَإِنَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْحَرَامِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلاَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِي.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) 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 اَلْأَعْلَى مَوْلَى آلِ سَامٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: كَمْ كَانَ طُولُ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ «كَانَ ثَلاَثَةَ آلاَفٍ وَ سِتَّمِائَةِ ذِرَاعٍ مُكَسَّرَةً.

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

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِأَبِي حَمْزَةَ اَلثُّمَالِيِّ: «اَلْمَسَاجِدُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ اَلْمَسْجِدُ اَلْحَرَامُ وَ مَسْجِدُ اَلرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مَسْجِدُ بَيْتِ اَلْمَقْدِسِ وَ مَسْجِدُ اَلْكُوفَةِ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ اَلْفَرِيضَةُ فِيهَا تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً وَ اَلنَّافِلَةُ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً.

Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s), 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 of these mosques is equivalent to performing a pilgrimage (Hajj), and a supererogatory (optional) prayer in them is equivalent to performing an ‘Umrah (minor pilgrimage)."

وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَبْرِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ «دُفِنَتْ فِي بَيْتِهَا فَلَمَّا زَادَتْ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ صَارَتْ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ.

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

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ أَتَى مَسْجِدِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَا فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَجَعَ بِعُمْرَةٍ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) 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."

وكان عليه السلام يأتيه فيصلي فيه بأذان وإقامة. ويستحب إتيان المساجد بالمدينة مسجد قبا فإنه المسجد الذي أسس على التقوى من أول يوم، ومشربة أم إبراهيم، ومسجد الفضيخ، وقبور الشهداء بأحد، ومسجد الأحزاب وهو مسجد الفتح. ويستحب الصلاة في مسجد الغدير في ميسرة المسجد، فإن ذلك موضع قدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله حيث قال: مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاَهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلاَهُ اَللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالاَهُ وَ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ.

He (a.s) would go there and pray in it with adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (call to commence prayer). It is recommended to visit the mosques in Madinah, particularly the Mosque of Quba, for it is the mosque founded upon piety from the first day. Also recommended are Mashrabat Umm Ibrahim, the Mosque of al-Fadikh, the graves of the martyrs at Uhud, and the Mosque of al-Ahzab (the Mosque of Victory). Additionally, it is recommended to pray in the Mosque of Ghadir on the left side, for it is the place where the Messenger of Allah (saws) stood when He said: 'Whomsoever I am his master (mawla), Ali is his master. O’ Allah (swt), befriend those who befriend him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him.'"

وَ أَمَّا اَلْجَانِبُ اَلْآخَرُ: «فَذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ اَلْمُنَافِقِينَ اَلَّذِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوْهُ رَافِعاً يَدَهُ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ اُنْظُرُوا إِلَى عَيْنَيْهِ تَدُورَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا عَيْنَا مَجْنُونٍ فَنَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِهَذِهِ اَلْآيَةِ: « وَ إِنْ يَكٰادُ اَلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصٰارِهِمْ لَمّٰا سَمِعُوا اَلذِّكْرَ وَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ `وَ مٰا هُوَ إِلاّٰ ذِكْرٌ لِلْعٰالَمِينَ » أَخْبَرَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِذَلِكَ حَسَّانَ اَلْجَمَّالَ لَمَّا حَمَلَهُ مِنَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا حَسَّانُ لَوْ لاَ أَنَّكَ جَمَّالِي مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ بِهَذَا اَلْحَدِيثِ.

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 (a.s) descended with this verse: 'Indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message and they say, "He is indeed mad." But it is nothing except a reminder to the worlds.' (Surah Al-Qalam, 68:51-52)" Al-Sadiq (a.s) narrated this incident to Hassan al-Jammal when he accompanied him from Madinah to Makkah. Imam (a.s) said to him: "O’ Hassan, if you were not my camel driver, I would not have narrated this story to you."

وَ أَمَّا مَسْجِدُ اَلْخَيْفِ بِمِنًى فَإِنَّهُ رَوَى جَابِرٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْخَيْفِ سَبْعُمِائَةِ نَبِيٍّ.

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

وَ رَوَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ اَلثُّمَالِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْخَيْفِ بِمِنًى مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ عَدَلَتْ عِبَادَةَ سَبْعِينَ عَاماً وَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ اَللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ عِتْقِ رَقَبَةٍ وَ مَنْ هَلَّلَ اَللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَهْلِيلَةٍ عَدَلَتْ أَجْرَ إِحْيَاءِ نَسَمَةٍ وَ مَنْ حَمَّدَ اَللَّهَ فِيهِ مِائَةَ تَحْمِيدَةٍ عَدَلَتْ أَجْرَ خَرَاجِ اَلْعِرَاقَيْنِ يُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Abu Hamza al-Thumali narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) 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) records for them the reward of freeing a slave. Whoever declares the oneness of Allah (swt) (says 'La ilaha illa Allah (swt)') one hundred times in it, it is equivalent to the reward of reviving a soul. Whoever praises Allah (swt) (says 'Alhamdulillah') one hundred times in it, it is as if they have given in charity the value of the entire wealth of Iraq and its surroundings in the path of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَانَ مَسْجِدُ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى عَهْدِهِ عِنْدَ اَلْمَنَارَةِ اَلَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ وَ فَوْقُهَا إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ نَحْواً مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ ذِرَاعاً وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا وَ خَلْفِهَا نَحْوٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَتَحَرَّ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنِ اِسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُصَلاَّكَ فِيهِ فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ اَلْخَيْفَ لِأَنَّهُ مُرْتَفِعٌ عَنِ اَلْوَادِي وَ مَا اِرْتَفَعَ عَنْهُ يُسَمَّى خَيْفاً.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "The Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (saws) 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 area, and if you can make your place of prayer within it, then do so, for one thousand prophets have prayed there. It was called 'al-Khayf' because it is elevated above the valley, and anything that rises above it is called 'Khayf.'"

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «حَدُّ مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ آخِرُ اَلسَّرَّاجِينَ خَطَّهُ آدَمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ رَاكِباً» قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ غَيَّرَهُ عَنْ خِطَّتِهِ قَالَ «أَمَّا أَوَّلُ ذَلِكَ فَالطُّوفَانُ فِي زَمَنِ نُوحٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ أَصْحَابُ كِسْرَى وَ اَلنُّعْمَانِ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "The boundary of the Mosque of Kufa extends to the end of the lamp-makers' area. It was originally marked by Adam (a.s), and I dislike entering it while riding." He was asked: "Who altered its original boundaries?" Imam (a.s) said: "The first change occurred due to the flood during the time of Noah (a.s), followed by changes made by the companions of Khosrow (the Persian rulers) and al-Nu'man, and then later by Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى دَيْرَانِيٍّ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ فِي دَيْرٍ لَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ اَلزَّاوِيَةِ وَ اَلْمِنْبَرِ فِيهِ سَبْعُ نَخَلاَتٍ وَ هُوَ مُشْرِفٌ مِنْ دَيْرِهِ عَلَى نُوحٍ يُكَلِّمُهُ.

Imam (a.s) 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 (a.s) from his elevated position."

وَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: «نِعْمَ اَلْمَسْجِدُ مَسْجِدُ اَلْكُوفَةِ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ أَلْفُ وَصِيٍّ وَ مِنْهُ «فٰارَ اَلتَّنُّورُ» وَ فِيهِ نُجِرَتِ اَلسَّفِينَةُ مَيْمَنَتُهُ رِضْوَانُ اَللَّهِ وَ وَسَطُهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ اَلْجَنَّةِ وَ مَيْسَرَتُهُ مَكْرٌ يَعْنِي مَنَازِلَ اَلشَّيَاطِينِ.

Abu Basir said: "I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) 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 the Ridwan of Allah (swt), its center is a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and its left side is a place of deceit, meaning the abodes of the devils”.

وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ تُشَدُّ اَلرِّحَالُ إِلاَّ إِلَى ثَلاَثَةِ مَسَاجِدَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْحَرَامِ وَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ.

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

وَقَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِي مَرَرْتُ بِمَوْضِعِ مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ وَ أَنَا عَلَى اَلْبُرَاقِ وَ مَعِي جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ اِنْزِلْ فَصَلِّ فِي هَذَا اَلْمَكَانِ قَالَ فَنَزَلْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هَذَا اَلْمَوْضِعُ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذِهِ كُوفَانُ وَ هَذَا مَسْجِدُهَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً خَرَاباً وَ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً عُمْرَاناً بَيْنَ كُلِّ مَرَّتَيْنِ خَمْسُمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ.

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 (a.s) accompanying me. Archangel Jibril (a.s) said to me, 'O’ Muhammad, descend and pray at this place.' So, I descended and prayed. Then I asked: 'O’ Archangel Jibril (a.s), what is this place?' Archangel Jibril (a.s) said: 'O’ Muhammad, this is Kufa, and this is its mosque. As for me, I have seen it twenty times in a state of ruin and twenty times in a state of prosperity, with five hundred years between each state.'"

وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ حَوْلَ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ إِذْ قَالَ «يَا أَهْلَ اَلْكُوفَةِ لَقَدْ حَبَاكُمُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمَا لَمْ يَحْبُ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنْ فَضْلِ مُصَلاَّكُمْ بَيْتِ آدَمَ وَ بَيْتِ نُوحٍ وَ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِيمَ اَلْخَلِيلِ وَ مُصَلَّى أَخِي اَلْخَضِرِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ مُصَلاَّيَ وَ إِنَّ مَسْجِدَكُمْ هَذَا لَأَحَدُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ اَلَّتِي اِخْتَارَهَا اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِأَهْلِهَا وَ كَأَنِّي بِهِ قَدْ أُتِيَ بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ أَبْيَضَيْنِ يَتَشَبَّهُ بِالْمُحْرِمِ وَ يَشْفَعُ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ لِمَنْ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَلاَ تُرَدُّ شَفَاعَتُهُ وَ لاَ تَذْهَبُ اَلْأَيَّامُ وَ اَللَّيَالِي حَتَّى يُنْصَبَ اَلْحَجَرُ اَلْأَسْوَدُ فِيهِ وَ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ مُصَلَّى اَلْمَهْدِيِّ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ مُصَلَّى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ لاَ يَبْقَى عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ إِلاَّ كَانَ بِهِ أَوْ حَنَّ قَلْبُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَلاَ تَهْجُرُوهُ وَ تَقَرَّبُوا إِلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِالصَّلاَةِ فِيهِ وَ اِرْغَبُوا إِلَيْهِ فِي قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِكُمْ فَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ اَلنَّاسُ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ اَلْبَرَكَةِ لَأَتَوْهُ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ اَلْأَرْضِ وَ لَوْ حَبْواً عَلَى اَلثَّلْجِ.

It has been reported from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubata that He said: One day while we were with Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) in the Mosque of Kufa, Imam (a.s) 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, which was the house of Adam, the house of Noah, the house of Idris, the place of prayer of Ibrahim (a.s) the Friend (Khalil), the place of prayer of my brother al-Khidr (a.s), and my place of prayer. This mosque of yours is one of the four mosques chosen by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, for its people. I can see it on the Day of Judgment, coming in two white garments, resembling a pilgrim in ihram, and it will intercede for its people and for those who pray in it; its intercession will not be rejected. The days and nights will not pass until the Black Stone is placed in it. A time will come when it will be the place of prayer for the Mahdi from my descendants and the place of prayer for every believer. No believer will remain on the earth without either being there or having their heart yearn toward it. So, do not abandon it. Seek nearness to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, by praying in it, and turn to Him to fulfil your needs in it. If people knew the blessings it contains, they would come to it from all corners of the earth, even if they had to crawl on ice."

وَ أَمَّا مَسْجِدُ اَلسَّهْلَةِ فَقَدْ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لَوِ اِسْتَجَارَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ بِهِ لَأَجَارَهُ اَللَّهُ سَنَةً ذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلَّذِي كَانَ يَخِيطُ فِيهِ وَ هُوَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ اَلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَى اَلْعَمَالِقَةِ وَ هُوَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ اَلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى جَالُوتَ وَ تَحْتَهُ صَخْرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ فِيهَا صُورَةُ وَجْهِ كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ خَلَقَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ أُخِذَتْ طِينَةُ كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَ هُوَ مَوْضِعُ اَلرَّاكِبِ» فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ مَا اَلرَّاكِبُ قَالَ « اَلْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ. وأما مسجد براثا ببغداد فصلى فيه أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام لما رجع من قتال أهل النهروان.

As for the Mosque of Al-Sahla, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) 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 (a.s), where he used to sew, and it is the place from which Ibrahim (a.s) departed to the Amalekites. It is also the place from which David (a.s) set out to confront Goliath. Beneath it lies a green stone that contains the image of the face of every prophet created by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. From beneath it, the clay (substance) of every prophet was taken. It is also the place of the Rider." He was asked: "And who is the Rider?" Imam (a.s) said: "Al-Khidr (a.s)."

وأما مسجد براثا ببغداد فصلى فيه أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام لما رجع من قتال أهل النهروان.

As for the Mosque of Baratha in Baghdad, Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) prayed there when he returned from the battle against the people of Nahrawan.

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِبَرَاثَا بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ قِتَالِ اَلشُّرَاةِ وَ نَحْنُ زُهَاءُ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ فَنَزَلَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ عَمِيدُ هَذَا اَلْجَيْشِ فَقُلْنَا هَذَا فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْتَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ «لاَ اَلنَّبِيُّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ مَاتَ» قَالَ فَأَنْتَ وَصِيُّ نَبِيٍّ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ «اِجْلِسْ كَيْفَ سَأَلْتَ عَنْ هَذَا» قَالَ أَنَا بَنَيْتُ هَذِهِ اَلصَّوْمَعَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا اَلْمَوْضِعِ وَ هُوَ بَرَاثَا وَ قَرَأْتُ فِي اَلْكُتُبِ اَلْمُنْزَلَةِ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُصَلِّي فِي هَذَا اَلْمَوْضِعِ بِهَذَا اَلْجَمْعِ إِلاَّ نَبِيٌّ أَوْ وَصِيُّ نَبِيٍّ وَ قَدْ جِئْتُ أُسْلِمُ فَأَسْلَمَ وَ خَرَجَ مَعَنَا إِلَى اَلْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «فَمَنْ صَلَّى هَاهُنَا» قَالَ صَلَّى عِيسَى اِبْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أُمُّهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَ فَأُخْبِرُكَ مَنْ صَلَّى هَاهُنَا» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ « اَلْخَلِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ.

It was narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari that He said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 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 said: "This man (referring to Imam Ali (a.s))." He approached him, greeted him, and said: "O’ my master, are you a prophet?" Imam Ali (a.s) replied: "No, the Prophet, my master, has passed away." The man asked: "Then you are the successor of a prophet?" Imam Ali (a.s) said: "Yes." Imam Ali (a.s) then asked him, "Sit down; why do you ask this?" The man replied: "I built this monastery because of this place, which is Baratha, and I have read in the revealed books that no one will pray here with such a large gathering except for a prophet or the successor of a prophet. So, I have come to accept Islam." He then embraced Islam and accompanied us to Kufa. Imam Ali (a.s) asked him, "Who else has prayed here?" The man replied: "Jesus, the son of Mary (a.s), and his mother." Ali said to him, "Shall I inform you of who else has prayed here?" The man said: "Yes." Imam Ali (a.s) said: "Ibrahim (a.s)."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ تَنَخَّمَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا فِي جَوْفِهِ لَمْ تَمُرَّ بِدَاءٍ إِلاَّ أَبْرَأَتْهُ.

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

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ كَنَسَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ اَلْخَمِيسِ وَ لَيْلَةَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ مِنَ اَلتُّرَابِ مَا يُذَرُّ فِي اَلْعَيْنِ غَفَرَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) 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."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى اَلْمَسْجِدِ لَمْ يَضَعْ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى رَطْبٍ وَ لاَ يَابِسٍ إِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ إِلَى اَلْأَرَضِينَ اَلسَّابِعَةِ. وقد أخرجت هذه الأخبار مسندة وما رويت في معناها في كتاب فضل المساجد وحرمتها وما جاء فيها.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) 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”.

وقد أخرجت هذه الأخبار مسندة وما رويت في معناها في كتاب فضل المساجد وحرمتها وما جاء فيها.

These reports have been narrated with their chain of transmission, and what has been narrated in their meaning can be found in the book of the virtues and sanctity of the mosques and what has been mentioned therein.

وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «صَلاَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ اَلْمَقْدِسِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلاَةٍ وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْأَعْظَمِ تَعْدِلُ مِائَةَ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْقَبِيلَةِ تَعْدِلُ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ صَلاَةً وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلسُّوقِ، تَعْدِلُ اِثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ صَلاَةً وَ صَلاَةُ اَلرَّجُلِ فِي بَيْتِهِ تَعْدِلُ صَلاَةً وَاحِدَةً.

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 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 prayer in the market mosque is equivalent to twelve prayers. A man's prayer in his home is equivalent to one prayer."

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِداً كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ بَنَى اَللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ.

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

وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ اَلْحَذَّاءُ: وَ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ أَضَعُ اَلْأَحْجَارَ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ.

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

وَ سَأَلَ عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ اَلْمُظَلَّلَةِ يُكْرَهُ اَلْقِيَامُ فِيهَا قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لاَ تَضُرُّكُمُ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِيهَا.

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

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ مَا يَبْدَأُ بِهِ قَائِمُنَا سُقُوفُ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ فَيُكَسِّرُهَا وَ يَأْمُرُ بِهَا فَيُجْعَلُ عَرِيشاً كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى.

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) said: "The first thing our Qa'im (the awaited savior Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (a.s) ) 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 (a.s))”.

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا رَأَى اَلْمَحَارِيبَ فِي اَلْمَسَاجِدِ كَسَّرَهَا وَ يَقُولُ «كَأَنَّهَا مَذَابِحُ اَلْيَهُودِ.

When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 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 عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَسْجِداً بِالْكُوفَةِ قَدْ شُرِّفَ قَالَ «كَأَنَّهُ بِيعَةٌ إِنَّ اَلْمَسَاجِدَ لاَ تُشَرَّفُ تُبْنَى جُمّاً.

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 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)."

وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلطِّينِ فِيهِ اَلتِّبْنُ يُطَيَّنُ بِهِ اَلْمَسْجِدُ أَوِ اَلْبَيْتُ اَلَّذِي يُصَلَّى فِيهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

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

وَ سُئِلَ: عَنْ بَيْتٍ قَدْ كَانَ اَلْجِصُّ يُطْبَخُ بِالْعَذِرَةِ أَ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ بِهِ اَلْمَسْجِدُ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

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

وَ سُئِلَ: عَنْ بَيْتٍ قَدْ كَانَ حَشّاً زَمَاناً هَلْ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يُجْعَلَ مَسْجِداً فَقَالَ «إِذَا نُظِّفَ وَ أُصْلِحَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.

Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) 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 (a.s) said: "If it is cleaned and repaired, then there is no harm."

وَ سَأَلَ عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي مَسْجِدٍ يَكُونُ فِي اَلدَّارِ فَيَبْدُو لِأَهْلِهِ أَنْ يَتَوَسَّعُوا بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُ أَوْ يُحَوِّلُوهُ عَنْ مَكَانِهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَيَصْلُحُ اَلْمَكَانُ اَلَّذِي كَانَ حَشّاً زَمَاناً أَنْ يُنَظَّفَ وَ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِداً، قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِذَا أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اَلتُّرَابِ مَا يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُنَظِّفُهُ وَ يُطَهِّرُهُ.

Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a mosque within a house, where the owners might wish to expand part of it or move it from its original location. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in that." Ubaydullah then asked: "Would it be suitable for a place that was previously used as a latrine for a period of time to be cleaned and made into a mosque?" Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, if soil is placed over it to cover it, as this cleanses and purifies it."

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: «مَنِ اِخْتَلَفَ إِلَى اَلْمَسَاجِدِ أَصَابَ إِحْدَى اَلثَّمَانِ أَخاً مُسْتَفَاداً فِي اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ 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.

The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 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 from misguidance, hearing a word that leads him to guidance, abandoning a sin out of fear (of Allah (swt)) or out of shame”.

وَ سَمِعَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ رَجُلاً يُنْشِدُ ضَالَّةً فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ «قُولُوا لَهُ لاَ رَدَّ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ضَالَّتَكَ فَإِنَّهَا لِغَيْرِ هَذَا بُنِيَتْ.

The Prophet (saws), 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.

Imam (a.s) 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”.

وينبغي أن تجنب المساجد إنشاد الشعر فيها وجلوس المعلم للتأديب فيها، وجلوس الخياط فيها للخياطة.

It is also recommended to avoid reciting poetry, having teachers sit for disciplining, and tailors sitting for sewing in the mosques.

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ أَسْرَجَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اَللَّهِ سِرَاجاً لَمْ تَزَلِ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَ حَمَلَةُ اَلْعَرْشِ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ مَا دَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ ضَوْءٌ مِنَ اَلسِّرَاجِ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) 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."

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا أَخْرَجَ أَحَدُكُمُ اَلْحَصَاةَ مِنَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَرُدَّهَا فِي مَكَانِهَا أَوْ فِي مَسْجِدٍ آخَرَ فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ.

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) 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)”.

ولا يجوز للحائض والجنب أن يدخلا المسجد إلا مجتازين.

Additionally, it is not permissible for a menstruating woman or someone in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) to enter the mosque, except by passing through.

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ نِسَائِكُمُ اَلْبُيُوتُ.

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

وَ سُئِلَ: عَنِ اَلْوُقُوفِ عَلَى اَلْمَسَاجِدِ فَقَالَ «لاَ يَجُوزُ فَإِنَّ اَلْمَجُوسَ أَوْقَفُوا عَلَى بُيُوتِ اَلنَّارِ.

Imam (a.s) 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 اَلتَّوْرَاةِ مَكْتُوباً أَنَّ بُيُوتِي فِي اَلْأَرْضِ اَلْمَسَاجِدُ فَطُوبَى لِعَبْدٍ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ زَارَنِي فِي بَيْتِي أَلاَ إِنَّ عَلَى اَلْمَزُورِ كَرَامَةَ اَلزَّائِرِ أَلاَ بَشِّرِ اَلْمَشَّاءِينَ فِي اَلظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى اَلْمَسَاجِدِ بِالنُّورِ اَلسَّاطِعِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ.

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 mosques of a radiant light on the Day of Judgment.'"

وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ اَلْبُيُوتَ اَلَّتِي يُصَلَّى فِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ يُضِيءُ نُورُهَا لِأَهْلِ اَلسَّمَاءِ كَمَا يُضِيءُ نُورُ اَلْكَوَاكِبِ لِأَهْلِ اَلْأَرْضِ.

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 عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَرَّ عَلَى مَنَارَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهَدْمِهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ «لاَ تُرْفَعُ اَلْمَنَارَةُ إِلاَّ مَعَ سَطْحِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ ».

It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s), 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 خروجا.

"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”.

ومن دخل المسجد فليدخل رجله اليمنى قبل اليسرى، وليقل " بسم الله وبالله السلام عليك أيها النبي ورحمة الله وبركاته، اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد وافتح لنا أبواب رحمتك، واجعلنا من عمار مساجدك، جل ثناء وجهك. وإذا خرج فليخرج رجله اليسرى قبل اليمنى وليقل: " اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد، وافتح لنا باب رحمتك.

One who wishes to enter the mosque should do so with calmness and dignity, for mosques are the houses of Allah (swt) and the most beloved places to Him. The people most beloved to Allah (swt), the Almighty, are those who enter first and leave last. When entering the mosque, one should step in with the right foot before the left and say; Bismillāhi wa billāhi, al-salāmu ‘alayka ayyuhā al-nabiyyu wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh. Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa āli Muḥammad, wa iftaḥ lanā abwāba raḥmatika, wa aj‘alnā min ‘ummār masājidika, jal thanā’u wajhika "In the name of Allah (swt), and by Allah (swt), peace be upon you, O’ Prophet, and the mercy and blessings of Allah (swt). O’ Allah (swt), bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Open for us the doors of Your mercy, and make us among those who maintain Your mosques. Exalted is Your praise, O’ Lord (azj)." When leaving, one should step out with the left foot before the right and say: Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa āli Muḥammad, wa iftaḥ lanā bāba raḥmatika "O’ Allah (swt), bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and open for us the door of Your mercy”.