Does the one who rebuilds an old mosque receive the reward of the one who built a mosque?
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, does the one who rebuilds an old mosque receive the reward of the one who built a new mosque?
Answer:
It goes back to you; the good returns to him. Due to the generality of the hadiths: whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise. So if it falls into ruin and he repairs and renovates it, the reward of that is hoped for him. Yes.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, does the one who rebuilds an old mosque receive the reward of the one who built a new mosque?
Answer:
It goes back to you; the good returns to him. Due to the generality of the hadiths: whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise. So if it falls into ruin and he repairs and renovates it, the reward of that is hoped for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 12 هل الذي يعيد بناء مسجد قديم له أجر من بنى مسجدا؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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