حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَی الْجَمَلِ الْأَحْمَرِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا وَجَدْتَهُ إِنَّمَا بُنِيَتْ الْمَسَاجِدُ لِمَا بُنِيَتْ لَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 765
It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Burdah that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h performed prayer, then a man said: 'Who was looking for the red camel?' The Prophet p.b.u.h said: 'May you not find it! The Masjids were built for that for which they were built.'" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020