Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ مَسْجِدَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَرِهَ النَّاسُ ذَاكَ وَأَحَبُّوا أَنْ يَدَعُوهُ عَلَى هَيْئَتِهِ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَهُ.
English Translation
It was narrated from Mahmood bin Labeed That `Hadrat Uthman (may Allah be well pleased with him) wanted to build (an extension to) the mosque of Madinah, but the people objected to that and wanted to leave it as it was. `Hadrat Uthman (may Allah be well pleased with him) said: I heard the Beloved Messenger of Allah( (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)) say: `Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, Allah will build for him a house like it in Paradise.`