Building the mosque in the hadith: (like the footprint of a hen) what is meant?
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The questioner :Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:170 How ...
The Shaykh : This is a matter of hyperbole, for it is known that one cannot prostrate in the footprint of a hen, let alone have it be a mosque. Some scholars said, "The meaning is that whoever builds a mosque, whether independently or in partnership, even if it is only the size of a hen's footprint", but the first interpretation is more apparent, and the intent is hyperbole, so that even if it is small, it counts.
Whoever builds a mosque, even if it is only the size of a hen's footprint
من بنى مسجدا ولو كمفحص قطاةThe Shaykh : This is a matter of hyperbole, for it is known that one cannot prostrate in the footprint of a hen, let alone have it be a mosque. Some scholars said, "The meaning is that whoever builds a mosque, whether independently or in partnership, even if it is only the size of a hen's footprint", but the first interpretation is more apparent, and the intent is hyperbole, so that even if it is small, it counts.