Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) said, when the people spoke (against him) as he built the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): You have said too much. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever builds a mosque," Bukayr, the narrator, said: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4289
Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house like it in Paradise."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4290
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever builds a mosque, even the size of a bird's nest, Allah Almighty will build for him a house in Paradise."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4291
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever builds a mosque the size of a bird's nest, Allah Almighty will build for him a house in Paradise."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4292
Imam al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith as marfu' (from the Prophet):
"Whoever builds a mosque, even if it is only the size of a bird's nest, Allah Almighty will build for him a house in Paradise."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4293