حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی کِلَاهُمَا عَنْ الضَّحَّاکِ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّی 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 وَأَحَبُّوا 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 7471
Mahmud b. Labid reported that 'Uthman b. 'Affan decided to rebuild the mosque (of Allah's Apostle in Medina) but the people did not like this idea and they wished that it should be preserved in the same (old) form. Thereupon he (Hadrat 'Uthman) said: I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who builds a mosque for Allah, Allah would build for him (a house) in Paradise like it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020