سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : تَطْهِيرِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَتَطْيِيبِهَاChapter: Purifying And Perfuming The Mosque
Hadith 758
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْأَزْهَرِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَمَرَ بِالْمَسَاجِدِ أَنْ تُبْنَى فِي الدُّورِ ، وَأَنْ تُطَهَّرَ وَتُطَيَّبَ " .
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that:` The Messenger of Allah commanded that mosque to be built in (Ad-Dur) villages, and that they be purified and perfumed.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
It is not sufficient to have only one central mosque in the city; rather, there should be a mosque in every neighborhood so that Muslims can easily participate in congregational prayer. According to need, another mosque may be built at an appropriate distance.
(2)
It is necessary to keep mosques clean and pure, because cleanliness holds great importance in Islam.
(3)
By fragrance is meant burning incense sticks and the like.
(1)
It is not sufficient to have only one central mosque in the city; rather, there should be a mosque in every neighborhood so that Muslims can easily participate in congregational prayer. According to need, another mosque may be built at an appropriate distance.
(2)
It is necessary to keep mosques clean and pure, because cleanliness holds great importance in Islam.
(3)
By fragrance is meant burning incense sticks and the like.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 758
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation:
«بَابُ الْمَسَاجِد» Masajid is the plural of masjid. The “jeem” in masjid has a kasrah underneath it, which means: a place that has been designated for performing prayer, and it is also permissible to pronounce the “jeem” with a fathah. In that case, its meaning will be any place of prostration in general, i.e., any place where prostration is performed.
«فِي الدُّورِ» Dūr is the plural of dār, which means house, and by it is meant a neighborhood or tribe, because there are many houses in a neighborhood or tribe, or it refers to a place in the house designated for prayer. The first meaning is more excellent and easier to understand.
«وَأَنْ تُنَظَّف» This is a passive verb derived from «تَنْظِيف», meaning: to be cleaned from filth and impurities.
«وَتُطَيَّبَ» This is a passive verb derived from «تَطَيُّب», meaning: that fragrance, etc., be applied to it.
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mosque and places designated for prayer should be kept clean, pure, and fragrant.
➋ In this hadith, dūr refers to neighborhoods. There should certainly be small mosques in neighborhoods, and they should be perfumed with fragrance. In private homes as well, there should be a designated place for prayer where the Sunnah and supererogatory prayers (nawafil) can be performed, and where women can perform prayer.
«بَابُ الْمَسَاجِد» Masajid is the plural of masjid. The “jeem” in masjid has a kasrah underneath it, which means: a place that has been designated for performing prayer, and it is also permissible to pronounce the “jeem” with a fathah. In that case, its meaning will be any place of prostration in general, i.e., any place where prostration is performed.
«فِي الدُّورِ» Dūr is the plural of dār, which means house, and by it is meant a neighborhood or tribe, because there are many houses in a neighborhood or tribe, or it refers to a place in the house designated for prayer. The first meaning is more excellent and easier to understand.
«وَأَنْ تُنَظَّف» This is a passive verb derived from «تَنْظِيف», meaning: to be cleaned from filth and impurities.
«وَتُطَيَّبَ» This is a passive verb derived from «تَطَيُّب», meaning: that fragrance, etc., be applied to it.
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mosque and places designated for prayer should be kept clean, pure, and fragrant.
➋ In this hadith, dūr refers to neighborhoods. There should certainly be small mosques in neighborhoods, and they should be perfumed with fragrance. In private homes as well, there should be a designated place for prayer where the Sunnah and supererogatory prayers (nawafil) can be performed, and where women can perform prayer.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 195
