صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب فضائل المساجد وبنائها وتعظيمهاChapters on Virtues and Construction of Mosques
(587) بَابُ ذِكْرِ بَدْءِ تَحْصِيبِ الْمَسْجِدِ كَانَ
The chapter on the beginning of spreading gravel in the mosque
Hadith Q1298
وَالدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ إِنَّمَا تُحَصَّبُ حَتَّى لَا يُقَذِّرَ الطِّينُ وَالْبَلَلُ الثِّيَابَ إِذَا مُطِرُوا، إِنْ ثَبَتَ الْخَبَرُ .
Explanation of the evidence that pebbles will be spread in the mosque so that due to rain, mud and wetness (water), clothes do not get dirty. If the hadith narrated in this regard is authentic.
Hadith 1298
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ ، نَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، كَانَ يَنْزِلُ فِي بَنِي قُشَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لابْنِ عُمَرَ : مَا بَدْءُ هَذَا الْحَصَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ؟ قَالَ : مُطِرْنَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَجِئْنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لِلصَّلاةِ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَحْمِلُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ الْحَصَا ، فَيُلْقِيَهُ ، فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا هَذَا ؟ " فَأَخْبَرُوهُ ، فَقَالَ : " نِعْمَ الْبِسَاطُ هَذَا " قَالَ : فَاتَّخَذَهُ النَّاسُ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : مَا كَانَ بَدْءُ هَذَا الزَّعْفَرَانِ ؟ قَالَ : جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِصَلاةِ الصُّبْحِ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنُخَاعَةٍ فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَحَكَّهَا ، وَقَالَ : " مَا أَقْبَحَ هَذَا " قَالَ : فَجَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَنَخَّعَ فَحَكَّهَا ، ثُمَّ طَلَى عَلَيْهَا الزَّعْفَرَانَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " قَالَ : قُلْتُ : مَا بَالُ أَحَدِنَا إِذَا قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا إِذَا قَامَ عَنْهَا ؟ فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ الْمَلَكَ يَقُولُ لَهُ : انْظُرْ إِلَى مَا نَحَلْتَ بِهِ إِلَى مَا صَارَ "
Abu al-Walid narrates that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "How did the practice of spreading pebbles in the mosque begin?" He replied, "One night it rained upon us, so when we came to the mosque to pray, a man would bring pebbles in his garment, spread them out, and pray upon them. Then, when morning came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired, 'What is this?' So the Companions explained the situation to him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'This is a very good bedding.' Thus, people began to spread pebbles."
He says, "I asked, 'When did the application of saffron begin?' He replied, 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came for the morning prayer and suddenly saw nasal discharge at the qiblah of the mosque. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) scraped it off and said, 'How ugly and filthy this act is.' So the person who had thrown that discharge came, cleaned it, and then applied saffron over it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'This is a better and more beautiful act than the previous one.'"
He says, "I asked, 'What is the reason that when one of us relieves himself (urination or defecation), upon getting up, he looks at it?' He replied, 'Indeed, an angel says, "Look at the outcome of what you have produced."'"
He says, "I asked, 'When did the application of saffron begin?' He replied, 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came for the morning prayer and suddenly saw nasal discharge at the qiblah of the mosque. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) scraped it off and said, 'How ugly and filthy this act is.' So the person who had thrown that discharge came, cleaned it, and then applied saffron over it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'This is a better and more beautiful act than the previous one.'"
He says, "I asked, 'What is the reason that when one of us relieves himself (urination or defecation), upon getting up, he looks at it?' He replied, 'Indeed, an angel says, "Look at the outcome of what you have produced."'"
