Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Ibn Majah, 736
sahih· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Bashar BindarfromAbu Bakr al-Hanfifrom'Abdul Hameed bin Ja'farfromJa'far bin 'AbdullahfromMahmud bin Labid bin 'Uqbafrom'Uthman ibn 'Affaan

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًا بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ مِثْلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that 'Uthman bin 'Affan said:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, Allah will build something similar for him in Paradise.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 4, Hadith 2
English Reference
Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 736
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