Hadith on Housing
8 sayings
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Whoever sells a house and does not invest the money in something of similar value will not be blessed in it [his money].
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5440; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 417 · permalink
Whoever from among you sells a house or some real estate, then let him bear in mind that the money acquired is not worthy of being blessed unless he invests it in something of similar value
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5441; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 417 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said,"One who builds a new house, slaughters a healthy animal, distributes its meat among the poor and recites the following supplication: Allaahummad h'ar a'nnee maradatal jinni wash shayaat'eeni wa baarik lee fee binaaee will get whatever he wishes."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 239 · permalink
Part of a Muslim's prosperity is living in spacious housing
al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 526, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink
A misfortunate way of life entails living in a cramped house.
al-Kafi, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is a distressful situation that man amasses what he does not eat and builds wherein he does not live, then he goes to Allah, most High, neither carrying the wealth with him, nor shifting the building!
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 114; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink
Every building exceeding the bounds of sufficiency will be a dire curse on its owner on the Day of Resurrection.
al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 531, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink
He who builds in addition to his own house [unnecessarily] will be made to bear its burden on the Day of Resurrection.
al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 446, no. 2531; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink