​The Mosque

Do not use the mosques as mere passageways until you have prayed two units of prayer therein.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن مَشى‏ إلى‏ مَسجِدٍ يَطلُبُ فيهِ الجَماعَةَ كانَ لَهُ بكُلِّ خُطوَةٍ سَبعونَ ألفَ حَسَنةٍ ، ويُرفَعُ لَهُ مِن الدَّرَجاتِ مِثلُ ذلكَ ، وإن ماتَ وهُو على‏ ذلكَ وكَّلَ اللَّهُ بهِ سَبعينَ ألفَ مَلَكٍ يَعُودُونَهُ في قَبرِهِ ، ويُؤنِسُونَهُ في وَحدَتِهِ ، ويَستَغفِرُونَ لَهُ حتّى‏ يُبعَثَ . بحار الأنوار : 76 / 336 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who walks to a mosque intending to join the congregation gets the equivalent of seventy thousand good deeds for every step he takes, and he is raised as many levels, and if he dies on the way, Allah assigns seventy thousand angels to visit him in his grave to keep him company in his loneliness and to seek forgiveness for him until the day he is raised again.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 336, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  يا أبا ذَرٍّ ، إنّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُعطِيكَ مادُمتَ جالِساً في المَسجِدِ بِكُلِّ نَفَسٍ تَنَفَّستَ دَرَجةً في الجَنَّةِ ، وتُصَلِّي علَيكَ الملائكةُ ، وتُكتَبُ لَكَ بِكُلِّ نَفَسٍ تَنَفَّستَ فيهِ عَشرُ حَسَناتٍ ، وتُمحى‏ عنكَ عَشرُ سَيّئاتٍ . بحار الأنوار : 77 / 85 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Abu Dharr, verily for as long as you remain seated in the mosque Allah, most High, will grant you an extra level in Paradise for every breath you take, the angels send salutations on you, and ten good deeds are recorded and ten evil deeds wiped away for every breath you take therein.' Bihar al-Anwar,  v. 77, p. 85, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا تَجعَلُوا المَساجِدَ طُرُقاً حتّى‏ تُصَلُّوا فيها رَكعتَينِ . الأمالي للصدوق : 509 / 707 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not use the mosques as mere passageways until you have prayed two units of prayer therein.' Amali al-Saduq, p. 344, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن أكَلَ هذهِ البَقلَةَ المُنتِنَةَ [ يَعني الثُّومَ ]فلا يَقرَبْ مَسجِدَنا ، فأمّا مَن أكَلَهُ ولَم يأتِ المَسجِدَ فلا بَأسَ . بحار الأنوار : 84 / 9 / 83 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever has eaten this pungent herb [i.e. garlic] should not approach our mosque. As for one who has eaten it and does not come to the mosque [as a result], there is no blame on him for it.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 9, no. 83