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.
Remembrance and glorification of God keep hearts and souls alive. A person who always remembers God and praises Him is alive and happy at heart. A home in which God is frequently mentioned is happy, visited by angels. A home and a heart that do not remember God is dead and deserted. Nothing good comes from these.
