حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ صَخْرٍ عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ جَائَ مَسْجِدِي هَذَا لَمْ يَأْتِهِ إِلَّا لِخَيْرٍ يَتَعَلَّمُهُ أَوْ يُعَلِّمُهُ فَهُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ جَائَ لِغَيْرِ ذَلِکَ فَهُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّجُلِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَی مَتَاعِ غَيْرِهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 227
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H say: ‘Whoever comes to this Masjid of mine, and only comes for a good purpose, such as to learn or to teach, his status is like that of one who fights in Jibed in the cause of Allah. Whoever comes for any other purpose, his status is that of a man who is keeping an eye on other people’s property.’”(Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020