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Anas(Radi Allahu Anhu) narrated the Prophet(SallAllahu alayhi wa salam) said: n the !ay
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Angels will say: ur *ord+ Who deser,es to be your neighbor? -e will reply: Where are the
people who maintain the &as.ids?%
Colleced by Al-Harith ibn Abi Usamah in his Musnad(1/16) graded as being Sahih by Shaykh Al-Albani in
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#he de$inition $or maintainers o$ Masa%id&
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re$iting 2uran' $on,eying /slami$ knowledge (inside the mas.id)(
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If you see a man frequently coming to the masjd, then bear witness that he has faith
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