سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب اتِّخَاذِ الْمَسَاجِدِ فِي الدُّورِChapter: Masajid In The Dur (Villages).
Hadith 456
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَسَّانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَمُرَةَ ، أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى ابْنِهِ ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، " فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالْمَسَاجِدِ أَنْ نَصْنَعَهَا فِي دِيَارِنَا وَنُصْلِحَ صَنْعَتَهَا وَنُطَهِّرَهَا " .
Samurah reported that he wrote (a letter) to his sons: After (praising Allah and blessing the Prophet) that: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us to build mosques in our localities and keep them well and clean.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
456. Commentary:
➊ In these hadiths, the word «دُور» refers to "neighborhoods," which is the plural of «دار». As it appears in the Noble Qur'an: «سَأُرِيكُمْ دَارَ الْفَاسِقِينَ» [الأعراف: 145] "Soon I will show you the homes (dwellings) of the defiantly disobedient." And the place where several houses of a tribe are settled and gathered is called «دار». Thus, in one narration it is mentioned that after this command «مابقيت دار إلا بني فيها مسجد» "mosques were built in every neighborhood." And it is evident that the virtue of congregational prayer can be attained. The same word «دُور» can also mean "every single house." That is, there should be a designated place for prayer in every house, and it should be kept clean and pure so that the members of the household can perform prayer there. However, among the hadith scholars, the first meaning is the preferred one.
➋ The etiquette of mosques is that their construction should be free from excessiveness, pleasant in appearance, spacious, and well-lit, and they should be kept clean and pure in every respect, both outwardly and inwardly. This is contrary to the places of worship of other religions, in which such care is rarely observed, for example, the temples of the Hindus, etc.
➊ In these hadiths, the word «دُور» refers to "neighborhoods," which is the plural of «دار». As it appears in the Noble Qur'an: «سَأُرِيكُمْ دَارَ الْفَاسِقِينَ» [الأعراف: 145] "Soon I will show you the homes (dwellings) of the defiantly disobedient." And the place where several houses of a tribe are settled and gathered is called «دار». Thus, in one narration it is mentioned that after this command «مابقيت دار إلا بني فيها مسجد» "mosques were built in every neighborhood." And it is evident that the virtue of congregational prayer can be attained. The same word «دُور» can also mean "every single house." That is, there should be a designated place for prayer in every house, and it should be kept clean and pure so that the members of the household can perform prayer there. However, among the hadith scholars, the first meaning is the preferred one.
➋ The etiquette of mosques is that their construction should be free from excessiveness, pleasant in appearance, spacious, and well-lit, and they should be kept clean and pure in every respect, both outwardly and inwardly. This is contrary to the places of worship of other religions, in which such care is rarely observed, for example, the temples of the Hindus, etc.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 456
