It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin announced in the mosque after Fajr: "Who has called the red camel?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You shall not find it, you shall not find it. These mosques are only for the purposes for which they have been built."
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب المساجد / 1361
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسلم: 569 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 23044 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 23432»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … And the purpose of constructing mosques is the remembrance of Allah, prayer (salah), recitation of the Qur’an, establishment of Islamic knowledge (ilm shar‘i), and discussion of goodness and other such activities.