Those who maintain the mosques

Allah described them with having the faith, doing the acts of worship, the best of them are establishing the prayer and paying the Zakah and fearing Allah that is the origin of all goodness.

Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

{ The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided. }

Quran ( 18 : 9 )

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Those who maintain the mosques