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«قال رسول الله: «مثل البيت الذي يذكر الله تعالى فيه، والبيت الذي لا يذكر الله فيه، مثل الحي والميت»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari in the chapter on the recommendation of voluntary prayer at home, in the Book of the Prayer of Travellers in Sahih Muslim. The likeness makes houses where God is remembered living, and empty houses dead. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and remembrance of God.
Connections
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Abu Musa al-Ashari· Remembrance of God (dhikr)
People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Muslim 179 — God does not sleep; His veil is light· Muslim 637 — Whoever prays the two cool-hour prayers enters Paradise· Muslim 797 — The believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron· Muslim 1904 — Whoever fights so that God's word is uppermost is in God's path· Muslim 2282 — The rain parable of guidance and knowledge· Muslim 2283 — The likeness of the plain warner
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 779 — The house where God is remembered and the house where He is not are like the living and the dead”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-0779/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.