Mahmud b. Labid reported that 'Uthman b. 'Affan decided to rebuild the mosque (of Allah's Apostle in Medina) but the people did not like this idea and they wished that it should be preserved in the same (old) form. Thereupon he (Hadrat 'Uthman) said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 533d |
In-book reference | : Book 55, Hadith 54 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 42, Hadith 7110 |
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