سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : أَيْنَ يَجُوزُ بِنَاءُ الْمَسَاجِدِChapter: Where It Is Permissible To Build Mosque
Hadith 743
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَمَّامٍ الدَّلَّالُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ ، أَنَّ ّرَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ مَسْجِدَ الطَّائِفِ حَيْثُ كَانَ طَاغِيَتُهُمْ " .
´It was narrated from 'Uthman bin Abul-'As that:` The Messenger of Allah commanded him to build the mosque of Ta'if in the place where the Taghuts used to be.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission, but the matter stated within it is correct according to other evidences.
The mosque in Ta’if was also constructed at the very place where the idol temple and shrine of al-Lat stood.
It is thus evident that, under Islamic governance, it is permissible to convert the places of worship of disbelievers into mosques, especially in the case when a land is conquered.
Furthermore, it is historically established that Emperor Alamgir also had mosques constructed upon the places of worship of disbelievers in India. See: ‘Awn al-Ma‘bud.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission, but the matter stated within it is correct according to other evidences.
The mosque in Ta’if was also constructed at the very place where the idol temple and shrine of al-Lat stood.
It is thus evident that, under Islamic governance, it is permissible to convert the places of worship of disbelievers into mosques, especially in the case when a land is conquered.
Furthermore, it is historically established that Emperor Alamgir also had mosques constructed upon the places of worship of disbelievers in India. See: ‘Awn al-Ma‘bud.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 743
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
450. Commentary:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission, but the matter stated within it is correct according to other evidences. This mosque in Ta’if was also constructed at the very place where the idol-house and shrine of the idol Lāt stood. The left minaret of this mosque was situated at the location of that idol-house. It is thus evident that, under Islamic governance, it is permissible to convert the places of worship of disbelievers into mosques, especially in the case when a country is conquered. And it is historically established that Emperor Alamgir also had mosques constructed in India upon the sites of the places of worship of disbelievers. [عون المعبود]
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission, but the matter stated within it is correct according to other evidences. This mosque in Ta’if was also constructed at the very place where the idol-house and shrine of the idol Lāt stood. The left minaret of this mosque was situated at the location of that idol-house. It is thus evident that, under Islamic governance, it is permissible to convert the places of worship of disbelievers into mosques, especially in the case when a country is conquered. And it is historically established that Emperor Alamgir also had mosques constructed in India upon the sites of the places of worship of disbelievers. [عون المعبود]
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 450
