Is the amount of money a man puts into building a mosque considered ongoing charity?
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The questioner : The amount of money a man puts into the mosque, meaning ten dinars?
The Shaykh : Likewise.
The questioner : According to his capacity.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170. This is one of the very strange Arabic expressions; there is nothing like it in other languages. Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170, is a small bird, you may know it in this country. It has seasons, doesn't it? It comes in certain seasons.
The questioner : The quwa.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The quwa.
The Shaykh : Ah, a small bird. means the quwa's nest for its eggs. That is, whoever participates in building a mosque with a piece of land for this mosque, however small it is, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170, this is among the good deeds, as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [Ya-Sin 36:12].
The Shaykh : Likewise.
The questioner : According to his capacity.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever builds for Allah a mosque, even if it is only the size of a quata’s nesting spot, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
من بنى لله مسجدًا ولو كمَفحص قطاة بنى الله له بيتًا في الجنةWhoever builds for Allah a mosque, even if it is only the size of a quata’s nesting spot.
من بنى لله مسجدًا ولو كمَفحص قطاةQuata.
قطاةThe questioner : The quwa.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The quwa.
The Shaykh : Ah, a small bird.
The size of a quata’s nesting spot.
كمَفحص قطاةWhoever builds for Allah a mosque, even if it is only the size of a quata’s nesting spot, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
من بنى لله مسجدًا ولو كمَفحص قطاة بنى الله له بيتًا في الجنةand record what they have put forth and what they left behind
وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ
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