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 سَأَلَ عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي مَسْجِدٍ يَكُونُ فِي اَلدَّارِ فَيَبْدُو لِأَهْلِهِ أَنْ يَتَوَسَّعُوا بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُ أَوْ يُحَوِّلُوهُ عَنْ مَكَانِهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَيَصْلُحُ اَلْمَكَانُ اَلَّذِي كَانَ حَشّاً زَمَاناً أَنْ يُنَظَّفَ وَ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِداً، قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِذَا أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اَلتُّرَابِ مَا يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُنَظِّفُهُ وَ يُطَهِّرُهُ.
Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about a mosque within a house, where the owners might wish to expand part of it or move it from its original location. Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in that." Ubaydullah then asked: "Would it be suitable for a place that was previously used as a latrine for a period of time to be cleaned and made into a mosque?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, if soil is placed over it to cover it, as this cleanses and purifies it."
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