Abu Amr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Nasawi informed us; Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Hiri narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Yaqub narrated to us; Ahmad ibn al-Faraj al-Hijazi narrated to us; Baqiyyah narrated to us; Abu al-Hajjaj al-Mahdi narrated to us, from Amr ibn al-Harith, from Abu al-Haytham, from Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “When you see a man regularly attending the mosque, bear witness that he has faith.” For Allah says: “Only those are to maintain the mosques of Allah who believe in Allah and the Last Day.” (1)
Abd al-Wahid ibn Ahmad al-Malihi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Numaymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Ismail informed us; Ali ibn Abd Allah narrated to us; Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Mutarrif narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Aslam, from Ata ibn Yasar, from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: “Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him a place of hospitality in Paradise each time he goes in the morning or in the evening.” (2)
Abd al-Wahid ibn Ahmad al-Malihi informed us; Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Saman informed us; Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Rayani narrated to us; Humayd ibn Zanjawayh narrated to us; Abu Asim narrated to us, from Abd al-Hamid ibn Jafar, whose father narrated to me from Mahmud ibn Labid, that Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, wished to rebuild the mosque. The people disliked this and preferred that he leave it as it was. Uthman said: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: “Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise.” (3)
Imam Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Qadi informed us; Abu Tahir al-Ziyadi informed us; Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Qattan informed us; Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Darabajirdi narrated to us; Abu Asim narrated to us through this chain and said: “Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.” (4)