مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of Prayer
(تَحْذِيرٌ لِمَنْ يَتَّبِعُ ٱلْيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَارَى فِي تَزْيِينِ ٱلْمَسَاجِدِ)
(Warning to those who follow Jews and Christians in decorating mosques)
Hadith 718
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَمَرْتُ بِتَشْيِيدِ الْمَسَاجِدِ» . قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: لَتُزَخْرِفُنَّهَا كَمَا زَخْرَفَتِ الْيَهُود وَالنَّصَارَى. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Ibn ‘Abbas reported God's Messenger as saying, “I was not commanded to build high mosques." Ibn ‘Abbas said, “You* will certainly ornament them as the Jews and Christians did." * The verb is plural addressed by Ibn ‘Abbas to some hearers. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
