2/24. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 472 — Intention When Coming to the Mosque
The Virtue Of Sitting In The Masjid
Hadith About Intention When Coming to the Mosque
Sunan Abi Dawud : 472
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 472
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاتِكَةِ الأَزْدِيُّ، عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ الْعَنْسِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ لِشَىْءٍ فَهُوَ حَظُّهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
One shall have the thing the for which one comes to the mosque.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 472In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 82English translation : Book 2, Hadith 472
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 472
This hadith about intention in the mosque is brief and direct. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever comes to the mosque for something, that is his share. The wording makes a person look at why he is entering the masjid. Is he coming for prayer, remembrance, learning, or another purpose? The hadith does not list every possible purpose, so the explanation should not add claims outside the text. Its plain message is that the aim behind coming matters. Search terms like “intention when going to mosque hadith” and “mosque intention hadith” fit this narration. It reminds us that the mosque is a place where the heart’s purpose should be clean and focused.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person’s purpose in coming to the mosque matters.
- The hadith says one receives the share of what he came for.
- Entering the mosque should make a person check his intention.
- The text encourages a focused purpose in a place of worship.
