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Sunan Abi Dawud 448

I was not commanded to build high mosques. Ibn Abbas said: You will certainly adorn them as the Jews and Christians did.

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي فَزَارَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أُمِرْتُ بِتَشْيِيدِ الْمَسَاجِدِ». قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَتُزَخْرِفُنَّهَا كَمَا زَخْرَفَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى

I was not commanded to build high mosques. Ibn Abbas said: You will certainly adorn them as the Jews and Christians did.

ইবনু ‘আব্বাস (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ আমাকে উঁচু করে মাসজিদ বানানোর নির্দেশ দেয়া হয়নি। ইবনু ‘আব্বাস বলেন, তোমরা (অচিরেই) মাসজিদ সমূহকে এমনভাবে সুসজ্জিত ও কারুকার্যময় করবে যেরূপ ইয়াহূদী ও খৃষ্টানরা (তাদের উপাসনালয়) সুসজ্জিত করে থাকে।[1] সহীহ।

عبداللہ بن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: مجھے مسجدوں کے بلند کرنے کا حکم نہیں دیا گیا ہے ۔ عبداللہ بن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما کہتے ہیں: تم مسجدیں اسی طرح سجاؤ گے جس طرح یہود و نصاریٰ سجاتے تھے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Ash Shabbah bin Sufyan] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Sufyan bin 'Uyainah] dari [Sufyan Ats Tsauri] dari [Abu Fazarah] dari [Yazid bin Al Ashamm] dari [Ibnu Abbas] dia berkata; Rasulullah Shallallahu alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Saya tidaklah diperintahkan untuk menghiasi masjid-masjid." Ibnu Abbas berkata; Sungguh kalian akan menghiasi Masjid-masjid sebagaimana orang-orang yahudi dan nasrani menghiasi (tempat ibadah mereka)

İbn Abbas (r.anh)’dan dedi ki; Resulullah (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem) şöyle buyurdu; "Ben mescidleri yükseltip, genişletmekle emrolunmadım." İbn Abbas dedi ki: "Vallahi siz yahudi ve hıristiyanların (kilise ve havralarını) süsledikleri gibi, mescidleri süsleyeceksiniz. " Diğer tahric: Merfu' kısmı sadece Ebu Davud rivayet etmiştir. Mevkuf kısmını Buhari ta'lıkan rivayet etmiştir

Sunan Abi Dawud 448, Book 2, Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Hadith 58. 1 min read

What it means

The meaning of the 'Tashyeed' of the mosques here is building high and lofty mosques, as Al-Baghawi said. However, there is nothing wrong with building and strengthening the mosque and perfecting its construction in a professional way, yet without decoration, embellishment, and adornment; so long as it does not involve ostentation, showing off and seeking fame.

This is supported by the Hadīth of ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān: "Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, Allah builds for him the like of it in Paradise." The mosque of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was made from adobe, its roof from palm branches, and its pillars from palm timber. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did not add anything to it.

When the wood and palm branches began to rot during the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) he restored it to its original construction and added to it. During the caliphate of ‘Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) he added a lot to it, building its walls from stones and plaster, and making its pillars from stones and its roof from oak, thus adding to it what would strengthen it, not adorn it.

All what he did was for stabilization and plastering, without embellishment and adornment. As for the engraved stones, they were not engraved by his command; rather, they simply happened to be engraved. Those who were not pleased with his act from among the Companions had no evidence supporting its (engraved stone) prohibition except the encouragement to follow the example of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as well as that of ‘Umar, in the construction of the mosque while avoiding luxuries. Yet, it does not entail prohibition or dislike of strengthening mosques.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn as-SabbahTold us, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Sufyan ibn UyaynahInformed us, Third generation, died 197 AH
  4. 4Sufyan ath-ThawriFrom, Third generation, died 159 AH
  5. 5Rashid ibn KaysanFrom, Successor, died 121 AH
  6. 6Yazid ibn al-AsammFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  7. 7Ibn AbbasFrom, Companion, died 65 AH

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