حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاکُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ أَرَادَ بِنَائَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَکَرِهَ النَّاسُ ذَلِکَ فَأَحَبُّوا أَنْ يَدَعَهُ عَلَی هَيْئَتِهِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَنَی مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ بَنَی اللَّهُ لَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَهُ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1190
Ubaidullah al-Khaulini reported: 'Uthman b. 'Affan listened to the opinion of the people (which was not favourable) when he rebuilt the mosque of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). Thereupon he said: You have not been fair to me for I have heard from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saying: He who built a mosque for Allah, the Exalted, Allah would build for him a house in Paradise. Bukair said: I think he (the Holy Prophet) said: While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building the mosque). And in the narration of Ibn 'Isa (the words are): (a house) like that (mosque) in Paradise.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020