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The One Who Remembers Allah Is Truly Alive

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Sahih al-Bukhari · 6407·Narrated by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (RA)

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لاَ يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ مَثَلُ الْحَىِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ

Transliteration

Mathalul-ladhī yadhkuru rabbahu walladhī lā yadhkuru rabbahu mathalul-hayyi wal-mayyit

Translation

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord is like the living and the dead."

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The One Who Remembers Allah Is Truly Alive – hadith in Arabic with English translation, Sahih al-Bukhari 6407

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