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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Masjids

Sunan an-Nasa'i 701

Chapter: Taking Churches As Masjids

Authentic chain 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 701

Narrator:Talq ibn Alī

أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ مُلاَزِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، طَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا وَفْدًا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَبَايَعْنَاهُ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ أَنَّ بِأَرْضِنَا بِيعَةً لَنَا فَاسْتَوْهَبْنَاهُ مِنْ فَضْلِ طَهُورِهِ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَتَمَضْمَضَ ثُمَّ صَبَّهُ فِي إِدَاوَةٍ وَأَمَرَنَا فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ اخْرُجُوا فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُمْ أَرْضَكُمْ فَاكْسِرُوا بِيعَتَكُمْ وَانْضَحُوا مَكَانَهَا بِهَذَا الْمَاءِ وَاتَّخِذُوهَا مَسْجِدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا إِنَّ الْبَلَدَ بَعِيدٌ وَالْحَرَّ شَدِيدٌ وَالْمَاءَ يَنْشَفُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُدُّوهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَزِيدُهُ إِلاَّ طِيبًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا بَلَدَنَا فَكَسَرْنَا بِيعَتَنَا ثُمَّ نَضَحْنَا مَكَانَهَا وَاتَّخَذْنَاهَا مَسْجِدًا فَنَادَيْنَا فِيهِ بِالأَذَانِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَالرَّاهِبُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ طَيِّئٍ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الأَذَانَ قَالَ دَعْوَةُ حَقٍّ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبَلَ تَلْعَةً مِنْ تِلاَعِنَا فَلَمْ نَرَهُ بَعْدُ

It was narrated that Talq bin 'Ali said:

"We went out as a delegation to the Prophet (ﷺ); we gave him our oath of allegiance and prayed with him. We told him that in our land there was a church that belonged to us. We asked him to give us the leftovers of his purification (Wudu' water). So he called for water, performed Wudu' and rinsed out his mouth, then he poured it into a vessel and said to us: 'Leave, and when you return to your land, demolish your church, and sprinkle this water on that place, and take it as a Masjid.' We said: 'Our land is far away and it is very hot; the water is far away and it is very hot; the water will dry up.' He said: 'Add more water to it, for that will only make it better.' So we left and when we came to our land we demolished our church, then we sprinkled the water on that place and took it as a Masjid, and we called the Adhan in it. The monk was a man from Tayy', and when he heard the Adhan, he said: 'It is a true call.' Then he headed toward one of the hills and we never saw him again."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 701).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( أَنَّ بِأَرْضِنَا بِيعَة ) بِكَسْرِ الْبَاء مَعْبَد النَّصَارَى أَوْ الْيَهُود ( وَاسْتَوْهَبْنَاهُ ) أَيْ سَأَلْنَاهُ أَنْ يُعْطِينَا ( مِنْ فَضْل طَهُوره ) بِفَتْحِ الطَّاء وَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمُرَاد مَا اِسْتَعْمَلَهُ فِي الْوُضُوء وَسَقَطَ مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ الشَّرِيفَة وَيَحْتَمِل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد مَا بَقِيَ فِي الْإِنَاء عِنْد الْفَرَاغ مِنْ الْوُضُوء ( وَانْضَحُوا ) بِكَسْرِ الضَّاد أَيْ رَشُّوا وَفِيهِ مِنْ التَّبَرُّك بِآثَارِ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لَا يَخْفَى ( فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَزِيدهُ إِلَّا طِيبًا ) الظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمُرَاد أَنَّ فَضْل الطَّهُور لَا يَزِيد الْمَاء الزَّائِد إِلَّا طِيبًا فَيَصِير الْكُلّ طَيِّبًا وَالْعَكْس غَيْر مُنَاسِب فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ ( قَالَ دَعْوَة حَقّ )…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 701
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 701
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 701

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (771)اخْرُجُوا فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُمْ أَرْضَكُمْ فَاكْسِرُوا بَيْعَتَكُمْ ، وَانْضَحُوا مَكَانَهَا بِهَذَا الْمَاءِ ، وَاتَّخِذُوهَا مَسْجِدًا ، فَقُلْنَا لَهُ إِنَّ الْبَلَدَ بَعِيدٌ وَالْحُرَّ شَدِيدٌ وَالْمَاءُ يَنْشَفُ ، قَالَ : مُدُّوهُ مِنَالْمَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ لا يَزِيدُهُ إِلا طِيبًا ، فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّ

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