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Mishkat al-Masabih 2263

Chapter: Remembrance of God and drawing near to Him - Section 1

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Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

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

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.)

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6407). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2263).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticمُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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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…

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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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