What is the meaning of (mufhash qatāh) in the hadith: (Whoever builds a mosque the size of a quail’s nest)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170 he asks: What is the meaning of “the size of a quail’s nest”?
Answer:
It means the nest, which is the place the quail takes as its home, where it retreats and settles. This is a matter of illustration. Otherwise, it is known that a quail’s nest is not spacious enough for prayer. However, this is in the category of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) magnifying the reward, even if the deed is small. A righteous deed, even if small, Allah rewards it with a great reward. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, even if it is the size of a quail’s nest, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
من بنى لله مسجدا ولو كمفحص قطاه بنى الله له بيتا في الجنةAnswer:
It means the nest, which is the place the quail takes as its home, where it retreats and settles. This is a matter of illustration. Otherwise, it is known that a quail’s nest is not spacious enough for prayer. However, this is in the category of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) magnifying the reward, even if the deed is small. A righteous deed, even if small, Allah rewards it with a great reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1343- ما معنى (مفحص قطاة) في حديث: (من بنى مسجدًا كمفحص قطاة)؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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