Sweeping mosques

Zayd bin Aslam said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the mosque used to be sprinkled with water and swept.

Al-Muttalib bin Abdullah bin Hantab said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Mosque of Quba on his horse and prayed in it. Then he said to his servant: "O Yarfa'! Bring me a palm-branch broom." When he brought it, Sayyiduna Umar tucked up his garment and swept the mosque.

Abu Asim al-Thaqafi said: I was with al-Sha'bi in the mosque, and he began bending down. I asked: "O Abu Amr! What are you doing?" He said: "I am picking up bits of reed, stalks of dry grass and other things from the mosque." And Abu Asim was blind.

Ikrimah bin Ammar said: I saw Salim sweep a place and then pray there.

Ya'qub bin Zayd said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to clear the dust of the mosque with a palm-branch broom.