سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًاChapter: One Who Builds A Mosque For The Sake Of Allah
Hadith 738
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَشِيطٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ النَّوْفَلِيِّ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ أَوْ أَصْغَرَ ، بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that:` The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, like a sparrow's nest for Allah or even smaller, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Qatat is a small bird similar to a pigeon, which makes a small spot on the ground and lays its eggs there. The meaning is that the glad tidings mentioned are not only for the one who builds a large and magnificent mosque, but also for the person who wishes to take even a small part in the construction of a mosque, and is only able to contribute that much—he too will receive the full reward.
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With Allah Ta’ala, the importance is not on the outward quantity of deeds, but rather on the sincerity and effort that a person puts forth for any good deed.
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Qatat is a small bird similar to a pigeon, which makes a small spot on the ground and lays its eggs there. The meaning is that the glad tidings mentioned are not only for the one who builds a large and magnificent mosque, but also for the person who wishes to take even a small part in the construction of a mosque, and is only able to contribute that much—he too will receive the full reward.
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With Allah Ta’ala, the importance is not on the outward quantity of deeds, but rather on the sincerity and effort that a person puts forth for any good deed.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 738
