The Virtue of Building Mosques
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is Mu'tab from Riyadh, and he asks: What is the virtue of building mosques?
Answer:
Its virtue is great. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [At-Tawbah 9:18] This includes their physical maintenance through appropriate construction, and it includes their spiritual maintenance through worship. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is Mu'tab from Riyadh, and he asks: What is the virtue of building mosques?
Answer:
Its virtue is great. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise the size of a cat's footprint.
من بنى لله مسجدا بنى الله له قدر مفحص قطاة، بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة،The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، فضل بناء المساجد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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