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700 - وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ كَنَسَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ اَلْخَمِيسِ وَ لَيْلَةَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ مِنَ اَلتُّرَابِ مَا يُذَرُّ فِي اَلْعَيْنِ غَفَرَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ.

Hadith.700 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever sweeps the mosque on Thursday and the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) and removes from it even the dust that could irritate the eye, Allah (swt), the Exalted, will forgive them."

701 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى اَلْمَسْجِدِ لَمْ يَضَعْ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى رَطْبٍ وَ لاَ يَابِسٍ إِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ إِلَى اَلْأَرَضِينَ اَلسَّابِعَةِ. وقد أخرجت هذه الأخبار مسندة وما رويت في معناها في كتاب فضل المساجد وحرمتها وما جاء فيها.

Hadith.701 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever walks to the mosque, every step they take—whether it falls upon something moist or dry—glorifies Allah (swt) for them down to the seventh earth”.

702 - وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «صَلاَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ اَلْمَقْدِسِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلاَةٍ وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْأَعْظَمِ تَعْدِلُ مِائَةَ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلْقَبِيلَةِ تَعْدِلُ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ صَلاَةً وَ صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ اَلسُّوقِ، تَعْدِلُ اِثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ صَلاَةً وَ صَلاَةُ اَلرَّجُلِ فِي بَيْتِهِ تَعْدِلُ صَلاَةً وَاحِدَةً.

Hadith.702 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said : "A prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) is equivalent to one thousand prayers. A prayer in the Great Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers. A prayer in the Mosque of the Tribe (Masjid al-Qabilah) is equivalent to twenty-five prayers. A prayer in the market mosque is equivalent to twelve prayers. A man's prayer in his home is equivalent to one prayer."

703 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِداً كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ بَنَى اَللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ.

Hadith.703 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Whoever builds a mosque as small as a sandgrouse’s nest, Allah (swt) will build for them a house in Paradise."

704 - وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ اَلْحَذَّاءُ: وَ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ أَضَعُ اَلْأَحْجَارَ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Hadith.704 - Abu Ubaidah Al-Hadha’ said: "Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) passed by me while I was between Makkah and Madinah placing stones. I asked: 'Is this from that?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

705 - وَ سَأَلَ عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ اَلْمُظَلَّلَةِ يُكْرَهُ اَلْقِيَامُ فِيهَا قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لاَ تَضُرُّكُمُ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِيهَا.

Hadith.705 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about covered (roofed) mosques, whether standing (prayer) in them is disliked. Imam (as) said: "Yes, but praying in them does not harm you."

706 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ مَا يَبْدَأُ بِهِ قَائِمُنَا سُقُوفُ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ فَيُكَسِّرُهَا وَ يَأْمُرُ بِهَا فَيُجْعَلُ عَرِيشاً كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى.

Hadith.706 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The first thing our Qa'im (the awaited savior Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as) ) will do is to break the roofs of the mosques and order them to be made as an open canopy (like the canopy of Musa (as))”.

707 - وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا رَأَى اَلْمَحَارِيبَ فِي اَلْمَسَاجِدِ كَسَّرَهَا وَ يَقُولُ «كَأَنَّهَا مَذَابِحُ اَلْيَهُودِ.

Hadith.707 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw the niches (mihrabs) in mosques, he would break them and say, "It is as if they are the altars of the Jews."

708 - وَ رَأَى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَسْجِداً بِالْكُوفَةِ قَدْ شُرِّفَ قَالَ «كَأَنَّهُ بِيعَةٌ إِنَّ اَلْمَسَاجِدَ لاَ تُشَرَّفُ تُبْنَى جُمّاً.

Hadith.708 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw a mosque in Kufa that had been decorated or elevated and said: "It is as if it is a church. Mosques are not to be adorned; they should be built plain (simple)."

709 - وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلطِّينِ فِيهِ اَلتِّبْنُ يُطَيَّنُ بِهِ اَلْمَسْجِدُ أَوِ اَلْبَيْتُ اَلَّذِي يُصَلَّى فِيهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.709 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), was asked about using clay mixed with straw to plaster the mosque or the house where prayers are offered. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."