Source: Ahkam wa Masail – Masajid ka Bayan, vol. 1, p. 101
Are mosque minarets established from any verbal, practical, or tacit approval hadith of the Prophet ﷺ?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. Ammā ba‘d:
To the best of my knowledge, there is no verbal, practical, or tacitly approved marfū‘ hadith from the Prophet ﷺ that proves the construction of mosque minarets.
In other words, there is no narration transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ that explicitly supports building minarets for mosques.
There is, however, one hadith related to the descent of ‘Isa (AS), in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned that ‘Isa (AS) will descend upon a minaret.
This indicates that tower-like structures existed or will exist, but it does not serve as a direct, explicit proof for the legislated status of mosque minarets.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَالله أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
Question
Are mosque minarets established from any verbal, practical, or tacit approval hadith of the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. Ammā ba‘d:
To the best of my knowledge, there is no verbal, practical, or tacitly approved marfū‘ hadith from the Prophet ﷺ that proves the construction of mosque minarets.
In other words, there is no narration transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ that explicitly supports building minarets for mosques.
Related Hadith Indication
There is, however, one hadith related to the descent of ‘Isa (AS), in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned that ‘Isa (AS) will descend upon a minaret.
This indicates that tower-like structures existed or will exist, but it does not serve as a direct, explicit proof for the legislated status of mosque minarets.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَالله أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
