4/9. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 759 — Establishing Places of Prayer
Purifying And Perfuming The Mosque
Hadith About Establishing Places of Prayer in Villages
Sunan Ibn Majah : 759
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 759
حَدَّثَنَا رِزْقُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ تُتَّخَذَ الْمَسَاجِدُ فِي الدُّورِ وَأَنْ تُطَهَّرَ وَتُطَيَّبَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah commanded that places of prayer be established in villages, and that they be purified and perfumed.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 759In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 759
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 759
This hadith about establishing places of prayer in villages is narrated from Aishah. She said the Messenger of Allah commanded that places of prayer be established in villages, and that they be purified and perfumed. The wording is close to the previous narration, but here the translation says places of prayer. The message is still clear: worship spaces should exist among people and should be looked after with cleanliness and pleasant scent. A place of prayer should not be neglected. It should be ready for worshippers. This hadith is useful for understanding mosque cleanliness, mosque care, and the value of maintaining local prayer spaces.
What we learn from this hadith
- Places of prayer should be established where communities live.
- Cleanliness is part of caring for a prayer place.
- The hadith mentions perfume as a way of honoring worship spaces.
