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Sahih al-Bukhari 6407

Chapter: The superiority of Dhikr of Allah 'Azza wa Jall

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6407

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لاَ يَذْكُرُ مَثَلُ الْحَىِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of the one who celebrates the Praises of his Lord (Allah) in comparison to the one who does not celebrate the Praises of his Lord, is that of a living creature compared to a dead one."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6407).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( مَثَل الَّذِي يَذْكُر رَبّه وَاَلَّذِي لَا يَذْكُر رَبّه مَثَل الْحَيّ وَالْمَيِّت ) سَقَطَ لَفْظ " رَبّه " الثَّانِيَة مِنْ رِوَايَة غَيْر أَبِي ذَرّ , هَكَذَا وَقَعَ فِي جَمِيع نُسَخ الْبُخَارِيّ , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم عَنْ أَبِي كُرَيْب وَهُوَ مُحَمَّد بْن الْعَلَاء شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ فِيهِ بِسَنَدِهِ الْمَذْكُور بِلَفْظِ " مَثَل الْبَيْت الَّذِي يُذْكَر اللَّه فِيهِ وَالْبَيْت الَّذِي لَا يُذْكَر اللَّه فِيهِ مَثَل الْحَيّ وَالْمَيِّت " وَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ وَابْن حِبَّان فِي صَحِيحه جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِي كُرَيْب , وَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو عَوَانَة عَنْ أَحْمَد بْن عَبْد الْحَمِيد وَالْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ أَيْضًا عَنْ الْحَسَن بْن سُفْيَان عَنْ ع…

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1434

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The similitude of one who remembers his Rubb and one who does not remember Him, is like that of the living and the dead." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال‏:‏ ‏"‏مثل الذي يذكر ربه والذي لا يذكره، مثل الحي والميت‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ورواه مسلم فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏مثل البيت الذي يذكر الله فيه، والبيت الذي…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2263

Abu Musa reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who remembers his Lord and he who does not are like the living and the dead.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ مَثَلُ الْحَيّ وَالْمَيِّت»

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

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  • شرح السنة (1230)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لا يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ ، مَثَلُ الْحَيِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 779

The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember His Lord is like the example of the living and the dead person

"The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember His Lord is like the example of the living and the dead person." The wording of Muslim reads: "The example of the house in which Allah is remembered and the house in which Allah is not remembered is like the example of…

مَثَلُ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ وَالْبَيْتِ الَّذِي لاَ يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ مَثَلُ الْحَىِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ ‏"

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