2/17. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 456 — Mosque Maintenance
Masajid In The Dur (Villages)
Mosque Maintenance Hadith: Build, Repair, and Purify Masjids
Sunan Abi Dawud : 456
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 456
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَسَّانَ - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَمُرَةَ أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى ابْنِهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالْمَسَاجِدِ أَنْ نَصْنَعَهَا فِي دِيَارِنَا وَنُصْلِحَ صَنْعَتَهَا وَنُطَهِّرَهَا .
Samurah Narrated from:
Samurah reported that he wrote (a letter) to his sons: After (praising Allah and blessing the Prophet) that: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to command us to build mosques in our localities and keep them well and clean.
[2] They say that Dūr refers to the villages, or, that it refers to the district containing villages.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 456In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 66English translation : Book 2, Hadith 456
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 456
This hadith is reported through a letter from Samurah to his sons. He wrote that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to command them to build mosques in their local areas, to make them well, and to purify them. The core topic is mosque maintenance. The text is practical and community-based. It is not only about starting a mosque project. It also mentions the quality of the work and the purity of the place. For anyone searching for a hadith about masjid maintenance or keeping mosques clean, this narration gives a balanced point: local mosques should be made, maintained properly, and kept pure. The wording is short, but its action points are very clear.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mosques were to be built in local communities.
- The making of the mosque was to be kept sound and proper.
- The mosque was to be purified and kept clean.
