The Virtue of Building a Mosque and the Commands of Tahiyyat al-Masjid

① Sayyiduna Uthman رضي الله عنه narrates, I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say:

من بنى مسجدا يبتغي به وجه الله، بنى الله له بيتا فى الجنة

“Whoever builds a mosque for the pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

② Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

من بنى لله مسجدا صغيرا كان أو كبيرا، بنى الله له بيتا فى الجنة

“Whoever builds a small or large mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

③ Sayyiduna Amr bin Absa رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

من بنى مسجدا ليذكر الله فيه، بنى الله له بيتا فى الجنة

“Whoever builds a mosque so that the remembrance of Allah is established therein, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فليركع ركعتين قبل أن يجلس

“When any one of you enters the mosque, he should pray two rak’ahs before sitting down.”

② It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah رضي الله عنه that he said, I reached the mosque while the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was present among the people. He said, I also sat down. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

ما منعك أن تركع ركعتين قبل أن تجلس؟

“Who has forbidden you from praying two rak’ahs before sitting?”
He said, I said, O Messenger of Allah! I saw you and the people sitting (so I also sat). The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

فإذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يركع ركعتين

“When any one of you enters the mosque, he should pray two rak’ahs before sitting down.”