According to Imam Ali Naqi (a.

According to Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.), God has named a few of the places of the earth as ‘Marhoomat’ and He desires that at these places His name should be taken and people should remember Him and pray to Him that He may accept these prayers. In the same manner He has reserved certain places of land as ‘muntakamat’ (places of revenge) on which He makes those people live, who earn by illegal and prohibited ways, and waste their money.

According to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), a person who constructs a building for the sake of gaining fame and name, will find that on the Day of Judgement his building is dug into the seventh layer of earth and tied around his neck, after which he will be thrown into hell. Nothing of hell will form an obstruction to prevent him from entering into hell. But if he seeks remission, he will be saved.

When people asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) to explain "for fame and name", the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied that it applies to those persons who build a house more than required, or so high that it becomes a source of trouble to their neighbours and build it in front to show-off against others as a source of pride. It is stated from Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.s.) that God has kept an angel for all the buildings.

When the roof of any building exceeds eight hands, then the angel says, "O fasiq (O wicked) how far will you". In another tradition it is stated that instead of the word ‘fasiq’ it is ‘the greatest fasiq of all’. According to another tradition, a person complained to Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.s.) that the jins hurt his children. The Imam (a.s.) asked him as to how high was the roof of his house. He replied that it was ten hands high.

The Imam (a.s.) asked him to measure eight hands and write Ayatul Kursi between the eighth and tenth hands on all the four sides. The Jins come to those houses which are above eight hands in height. In another tradition it is stated that if the height of the house is more than eight hands, then Ayatul Kursi should be written on the walls where the measurement exceeds eight hands.

In a tradition from Abu Khuzalman, it is stated that he saw Ayatul Kursi written over the door of Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.s.) and also facing Qibla where the prayer mat (Janamaz) of the Imam (a.s.) was spread. 3. Prohibition of drawing, sketching and building an idol of the living which can cast its shadow: It is famous among scholars that building of an idol which can cast its shadow is strictly prohibited.