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
وَ أَمَّا مَسْجِدُ اَلسَّهْلَةِ فَقَدْ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لَوِ اِسْتَجَارَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ بِهِ لَأَجَارَهُ اَللَّهُ سَنَةً ذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلَّذِي كَانَ يَخِيطُ فِيهِ وَ هُوَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ اَلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَى اَلْعَمَالِقَةِ وَ هُوَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ اَلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى جَالُوتَ وَ تَحْتَهُ صَخْرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ فِيهَا صُورَةُ وَجْهِ كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ خَلَقَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ أُخِذَتْ طِينَةُ كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَ هُوَ مَوْضِعُ اَلرَّاكِبِ» فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ مَا اَلرَّاكِبُ قَالَ « اَلْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ. وأما مسجد براثا ببغداد فصلى فيه أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام لما رجع من قتال أهل النهروان.
As for the Mosque of Al-Sahla, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "If my uncle Zayd had sought refuge in it, Allah سبحانه وتعالى would have protected him for a year. This is the location of the house of Idris عليه السلام, where he used to sew, and it is the place from which Ibrahim عليه السلام departed to the Amalekites. It is also the place from which David عليه السلام set out to confront Goliath. Beneath it lies a green stone that contains the image of the face of every prophet created by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic. From beneath it, the clay (substance) of every prophet was taken. It is also the place of the Rider." He was asked: "And who is the Rider?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Al-Khidr عليه السلام."
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