The story of The Derar  Mosque is one of machinations that aimed at targeting the new doctrine and undermining it, moreover; it was a building where the hypocrites could convene in, attracting more people to their band and working in cahoots with foreign enemies who were lying in ambush to swoop over Islam when possible.

 This mosque was built upon the advice of A'mer Al-Raheb. He was a pagan who espoused Christianity and mixed Christianity with paganism.

Upon the arrival of the prophet at Madina, he raced to Mekka to entice the idol-worshippers against the prophet, his notorious efforts were among the reasons of the recurrent attacks of the idolaters of the nascent Islamic state, and, to hurt the prophet physically, he dug a hole on the way of the prophet and the prophet fell in it.

The prophet exposed him to Islam but he refused and travelled to Hercules, the Roman king, to entice him to launch a war against the prophet and he could convince him. To make internal disturbances among the Moslem rows, he ordered the hypocrites to build a building giving it the façade of a mosque to facilitate their meetings. In order to give this mosque Islamic legality, they invited the prophet to lead a prayer in it but the prophet, being unable to do that because he was preparing his troops to abort external attack, promised them he would do that after the return from his battle.

The story of Derar Mosque exposed

 On the prophet's way back to Madina from the battle of Tabouk,  he received some revelations which divulged the  machination of notorious Mosque of  Tabouk . The verses says:

And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars. (107) Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. (108)Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong. (109) The foundation of those who so build is never free from suspicion and shakiness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. (9:107-110)

Upon receiving this verse the prophet sent some of his companions to burn it down, though his march to Madin back from the battle would take one day to be completed.