Hadith on Jihad: Entering mosque to learn is jihad in the way of Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever enters our mosque to teach goodness, or to learn it himself, is like one waging jihad in the way of Allah. Whoever enters it for another reason, he is an observer of what does not belong to him.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 87

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَسْجِدَنَا هَذَا لِيَتَعَلَّمَ خَيْرًا أَوْ يُعَلِّمَهُ كَانَ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ لِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ كَالنَّاظِرِ إِلَى مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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