Masjid A Blessed House

1. Masjid A Blessed House Wherever you go around the world, you find a masjid there. What is the reason behind it? If you search for Masjid images the images of the masjids from the different parts of the world will appear on your screen. The reason behind this fact is this that Muslims love Masjids. It is one of the best norms of Muslims that wherever they start living, they search for ‘Masjid near me’ and if they do not find any masjid, they build a masjid. In the sublime kalam of Allah Almighty, Masjids are given great status and in many traditions of the beloved Rasool the importance of masjids is also mentioned. مَّلَسَو هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص In Quran Alkareem Allah Almighty says: َو َۃوٰکَّزلا یَتٰا َو َۃوٰلَّصلا َماَقَا َو ِرِخٰ ۡلۡا ِم ۡ وَيۡلا َو ِہللّٰاِب َنَمٰا ۡنَم ِہاللّٰ َدِجٰسَم ُرُمۡعَي اَمَّنِا َنِم ا ۡ وُن ۡ وُکَّي ۡنَا َکِئٰٰٓلوُا یٰٰۤسَعَف َہاللّٰ َّلِۡا َشۡخَي ۡمَل نۡيِدَتۡہُمۡلاَ Only those maintain and frequent the Masaajid (Mosques) of Allah, who believe in Allah and the Last Day and keep Salah established and pay Zakat and fear none except Allah, so it is near that they will be amongst the people of guidance. (Translation of Quran Kanzuleman, surah Tobah, Ayah 18) Here, in this blessed Ayat Allah Almighty praises those who maintain the masjids and there are different ways to maintain the masjid like building the beautiful masjid minar, covering the expenses of its lighting and carpets etc. To gain these blessings Muslims always try to associate themselves with Masjid and try to maintain it and give donations to cover its expenses. This love and attachment of Muslims with Masjid is the main reason for Masjids being built around the world. There is a very touching story about a respected lady; she used to clean Masjid ul Nabvi in the blessed apparent life of the beloved Rasool مَّلَسَو مَّلَسَو showed great favour upon her on knowing this. Let us read this story: Respected Rasool هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص “There was a lady in the blessed city Madinah Munawra. She used to clean the blessed Masjid of the beloved Rasool. One night, she passed away and the respected companions, after offering her janazh prayer, laid to rest her in a grave. Beloved Rasool about her. The companions told him about her demise. He اهيلع لصف اهربق يلع تأف اهربق يلع ينولد ؟نومتنذا” why did you not inform me? Tell me her grave! He ىَّلَص هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله َسَو مَّل came to her grave and read salat of janazah on her grave.” (Bukhari, Hadees no, 458) asked هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص مَّلَسَو هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص مَّلَسَو said “ متنك لافأ لاق If we study the blessed sayings of the beloved Rasool our beloved Rasool هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص َسَو مَّل هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله مَّلَسَو taught his ummah to clean masjid and respect it. Let us read a few blessed ahadees regarding the prize of building a Masjid Mihrab. مَّلَسَو هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص we come to know that مَّلَسَو هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ىَّلَص has emphasized the importance of the Masjids. He ىَّلَص “It is narrated by jabir bin Abdullah هْنَع ُالله َىِضَرَ َ that: The beloved Rasool of Allah said: whoever build a Masjid for the sake of Allah, like a sparrow’s nest or even smaller, Allah will

2. build for him a house in Paradise” Majah, Hadees no, 738) “It has been narrated that: The beloved Rasool for the sake of Allah, be it small or large, Allah Almighty will build a house for him in Paradise”(Jame Tirmizi, Hadees no,391) After reading these blessed ahadees we understand the dignity and honor of the Masjids. We should try to be frequent to masjids and always keep Namaz Time in our mind to read namaz with jamat. May Allah Almighty enable us visiting the masjids with respect. Ameen (Sunan Ibn e said : Whoever builds a Masjid هِلٰاَو ِهْيَلَع ُالله ى مَّلَسَو َّلَص