عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَـى الأشعريِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، قَالَ: «مَثَلُ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي يُذْكَرُ اللهُ فِيهِ، وَالْبَيْتِ الَّذِي لَا يُذْكَرُ اللهُ فِيهِ، مَثَلُ الْـحَيِّ وَالْـمَيِّتِ».
وَلِلْبُخَارِيِّ: «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ، وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ، مَثَلُ الحَيِّ وَالـمَيِّتِ».
Abu Mūsā al-Ash‘arī narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
1. A house in which God’s name is frequently mentioned and one in which God’s name is not mentioned may be compared to one who is alive and one who is dead.
2. In al-Bukhari’s version: The one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord are like the one who is alive and the one who is dead.
Abu Mūsā, ‘Abdullāh ibn Qays ibn Salīm ibn Ḥuḍḍār ibn Ḥarb ibn‘Āmir ibn al-Ash‘ar, was of the Ash‘arī tribe. He was a prominent imam and renowned scholar. He was a companion of the Prophet who migrated twice, both to Abyssinia and to Madinah. He was appointed Governor of Basrah during ‘Umar’s reign. He taught the people of Basrah, helping them to acquire an insight into Islam and taught them the Qur’an and its recitation. His recitation of the Qur’an was considered the most melodious of the Prophet’s companions. He died in Year 50 AH, 670 CE.
