ACCOUNT OF THE MOSQUE, THE FOUNDATION OF WHICH WAS LAID ON PIETY

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Muhammad Ibn Umar informed us; he said: Rabi'ah IbnUthman
informed us on the authority of Imran Ibn Abi Anas, he on the authority of Sahl Ibn Sad; (second chain) ‘Abd al-Aziz Ibn Muhammad and Sulayman Ibn Bilal related to us on the authority of Ishaq Ibn alMustawrid, he on the authority of Muhammad IbnUmar Ibn Jariyah,
he on the authority of Abu Ghuzayyah; (third chain) ‘Abd Allah Ibn
Muhammad related to us on the authority of his father, he on the
authority of his (Abd Allah's) grandfather, he on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri; they said: When the qiblah was changed in the direction of the Kabah, the Apostle
of Allah, may Allah bless him, came to the mosque of Quba and made
alterations in the wall of the mosque in its present position and laid its
foundation. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: Gabriel
points out the direction of the Kabah to me. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, and his Companions were carrying stones for its construction. The Apostle of Allah came to it, walking, every Saturday. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: Whoever has made full ablutions and come to the mosque of Quba and offered prayers therein, he would get the reward (thawáb) of Umrah.Umar used to come there
every Monday and Thursday; he said: If this mosque had been located in
some other place we would have travelled to it on the camels. Abu Ayyub
al-Ansári used to say: “This is a place of worship which was founded
upon duty (to Allah)” (Qur’an, 9:108) Ubayyi Ibn Kab and other Companions of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: It is the mosque of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him. Volume 1, Parts II.67.2 Muhammad Ibn al-Salt informed us; he said: Abu Kudaynah informed us on the authority of Hishàm IbnUrwah, he on the authority of his
father:
In respect of His words, “A place of worship which was founded upon
duty (to Allah),” (Qur’an, 9:108) he said: It is the mosque of Qubà.

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Sufyàn lbn ‘Uyaynah informed us on the authority of Zayd Ibn Umar; he said: Ibn 'Umar said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, entered the mosque of Banu 'Amr IbnAwf, and that was the mosque of Quba. He (lbn Umar) said: Then the Ansárs entered greeting him, IbnUmar said: Suhayb had
entered with him (Prophet), so I asked Suhayb: What was the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, doing, when he was greeted? He (Suhayb)
said: He was responding by raising his hands.
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Abu Damrah Anas Ibn ‘Iyàd informed us: Sharik Ibn ‘Abd Allah Ibn
Abi Namr related to us on the authority of Abd al-Rahmàn Ibn Abi Sa'id al-Khudri, he on the authority of his father; he said: I went with the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, to Quba on Monday. Volume 1, Parts II.67.5 Ubayy Allah Ibn Musa informed us; he said: Isra'il informed us on the authority of Jabir, he on the authority of Salim or Nafi', he on the authority of IbnUmar; he said:
I saw the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, coming to the Mosque of
Quba riding or walking.

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Al-Fad1 Ibn Dukayn informed us; he said: Sufyan informed us on the
authority of ‘Abd Allah lbn Dinar, he on the authority of Ibn Umar; (he said): Verily, the Prophet, may Allah bless him, used to come to Qubá, riding or walking. Volume 1, Parts II.67.7
Ibn Sa’d’s (public_html/religie/hadith) Muhammad Ibn ‘Ubayd al-Tanafisi informed us; he said: ‘Ubayd Allah i. e., son of ‘Umar, informed us on the authority of Náfi, he on the
authority of Ibn Umar; (he said): Verily, he (Prophet’) used to go to the Mosque of Quba and offer two rakahs of prayer.

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Ma’n Ibn ‘Isa and al-Fad1 lbn Dukayn informed us; they said: Hishám
Ibn Sa’d informed us on the authority of Náfi’, he on the authority of
Abd Allah IbnUmar; he said:
We went with the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, to Quba, and he
stood there offering prayers. In the meantime the Ansdrs came greeting
him. Ibn Umar said: I said to Bilal: In what manner did you see the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, responding to them. He said: He was responding with his hands while offering his prayers. Volume 1, Parts II.67.9 Khalid Ibn Makhlad and Abu 'Amir al-Aqadi informed us; they said:
‘Abd Allah Ibn Jafar informed us on the authority of his aunt Umm Bakr, Bint al-Miswar; (she said): Verily, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattáb said: If the Mosque of Quba had been situated in the horizon of the world we would have exhausted our camels (in going there). Volume 1, Parts II.67.10 Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abi Shaybah informed us; (he said): Abu Usamah informed us: 'Abd al-Hamid Ibn Jafar informed us: Abu alAbrad, the mawld of Banu Khatmah, informed us on the authority of
Asad Ibn Zuhayr (This name is not given in Iqabah or Tahdhib. Ibn Sa’d
himself has not noticed him in his book.) and he was one of the
Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him; he said:
The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: If a person came to the
Mosque of Quba and offered two rak’ahs of prayer there, it would be like
an `Umrah.