Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Allah Almighty said to Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him): 'Build a house for Me on earth.' Sayyiduna Dawud built a house for himself before building the house he had been commanded to build. So Allah Almighty revealed to him: 'O Dawud! You have built your own house before building My house.' He said: 'O my Lord, so it happened; I thought that I had already given the judgement that whoever owns (something) gives himself preference.' Then he began building the mosque. When its walls were completed, two-thirds of it fell down. He complained about this in the court of Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty revealed that it is not fitting for you to build a house for Me. He said: 'O my Lord! Why is that?' Allah Almighty said: 'Because of the blood that has been shed by your hands.' He said: 'O my Lord, all of that happened in accordance with Your will and Your love.' The Lord said: 'That is true, but they were My servants, and I am the Most Merciful towards them.' This weighed heavily upon Sayyiduna Dawud, so Allah Almighty revealed to him: 'Do not grieve; I will soon decree that it is built at the hands of your son Sulayman.' When Sayyiduna Dawud passed away, Sayyiduna Sulayman began its construction. When its construction was completed, he offered offerings, had animals slaughtered and gathered the Children of Israel. Allah Almighty revealed to him: 'I have seen your joy at the building of My house; ask of Me and I will give you.' He said: 'I ask You for three things: an ability to judge that accords with Your judgement; a kingdom that no one after me will be given; and that whoever comes to this house with no purpose other than praying here comes out of his sins as he was on the day his mother gave birth to him.'" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for the two things, they were given to him, and I hope that the third has also been given to him."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Ayyub bin Suwayd al-Ramli, who is accused of fabricating narrations.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5876
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:موضوع
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (4477) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 4477»