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Is the amount of money a man puts into building a mosque considered ongoing charity?

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The questioner : And the amount of money a man puts into the mosque?

The Shaykh : Yes, that is so.

The questioner : To the extent of his contribution.

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 الجنة
Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170
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This is one of the very strange Arabic expressions; it does not exist in other languages.
Whoever builds for Allah a mosque, even if it is only the size of a quata’s nesting spot. من بنى لله مسجدًا ولو كمَفحص قطاة
Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170
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Quata. قطاة
is a small bird that you may know in this country; it has seasons, not like this, it comes in certain seasons.

The questioner : The quata.

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : The quata.

The Shaykh : Ah, a small bird
The size of a quata’s nesting spot. كمَفحص قطاة
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.
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 الجنة
Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170
This is among the good deeds, as the Exalted said:
and record what they have put forth and what they left behind ونكتب ما قدّموا وأثارهم
[Ya-Sin 36:12]
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Source alathar.net

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