Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: There was a dispute between two men regarding the mosque which was founded on piety. One person said: It refers to the mosque of Quba, while the other said: It refers to the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It refers to this mosque of mine." (Imam Abu Hatim says:) Both of its chains are preserved.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever makes the mosque his home for performing prayer or for the remembrance of Allah (i.e., he stays there), then Allah is as pleased with that person as the family of a person who was absent is pleased upon his return." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) When the Arabs intend to describe a quality by way of analogy between two different things, they use both together with the word of either one of them, even though in reality their meanings are different from each other. As Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: In the blessed era of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, our food consisted of two black things: dates and water. Here, he used the word for one of them for both, even though they are two things. And this is just as it is said: "equal to these two ages," so here, by using the word of one of the two, both are meant. So, Allah's being pleased with a servant because he has fixed his place in the mosque for prayer and goodness means that Allah looks towards him with His kindness, mercy, and love, which is due to his action. Its example is like the statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, which he narrated as the statement of Allah: "Whoever comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by an arm's length." This means that whoever attains My closeness by a handspan through obedience and goodness, then I come near to him by an arm's length with kindness and mercy. There are many such examples, which we will soon mention in the chapter related to its specific place, if Allah makes it easy and facilitates it.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever builds a mosque in which the name of Allah is mentioned, Allah Almighty builds a house for him in Paradise."

Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever builds a mosque, Allah Almighty builds for him a house like it in Paradise." The narrator named Bukair says: I think these words are also in the narration: "(builds a mosque) for the sake of attaining Allah Almighty's pleasure."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, even if it is as small as a bird’s nest, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah's pleasure, even if it is as small as a bird's nest, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."

Sayyiduna Mahmood bin Rabee’ Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna ‘Itbaan bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead his people in prayer. He was blind. He submitted to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sometimes the darkness is intense, or it has rained, or there is water on the path, and I am a blind man. O Messenger of Allah! Please perform prayer at some place in my house so that I may make that place my prayer area. The narrator states: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and asked: Which place is it where you wish me to perform prayer? So he pointed to a part of his house. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer there.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that people build mosques in order to boast against one another.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until people boast to one another regarding the construction of mosques."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have not been commanded to adorn the mosques." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "You people will adorn these mosques just as the Jews and Christians adorned (their places of worship)." The narrator Abu Fazarah is Rashid bin Kaysan, and he is among the trustworthy and reliable narrators from Kufa.