The Virtue of Mosques, Their Sanctity and the Reward for Those Who Pray in Them
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 38
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 38
The Virtue of Mosques, Their Sanctity and the Reward for Those Who Pray in Them
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «حَدُّ مَسْجِدِ اَلْكُوفَةِ آخِرُ اَلسَّرَّاجِينَ خَطَّهُ آدَمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ رَاكِباً» قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ غَيَّرَهُ عَنْ خِطَّتِهِ قَالَ «أَمَّا أَوَّلُ ذَلِكَ فَالطُّوفَانُ فِي زَمَنِ نُوحٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ أَصْحَابُ كِسْرَى وَ اَلنُّعْمَانِ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "The boundary of the Mosque of Kufa extends to the end of the lamp-makers' area. It was originally marked by Adam عليه السلام, and I dislike entering it while riding." He was asked: "Who altered its original boundaries?" Imam عليه السلام said: "The first change occurred due to the flood during the time of Noah عليه السلام, followed by changes made by the companions of Khosrow (the Persian rulers) and al-Nu'man, and then later by Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan."
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