The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, and the places that are most hateful…

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Hadith text: The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, a…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «أَحَبُّ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللهِ مَسَاجِدُهَا، وَأَبْغَضُ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللهِ أَسْوَاقُهَا».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, and the places that are most hateful to Allah are the marketplaces."

Explanation of the hadith: The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, a…

Lessons: The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, a…

• The sanctity and high status of the mosques, for they are houses in which the Name of Allah is frequently mentioned.
• An encouragement to adhere to mosques and to frequent them often in pursuit of Allah's love and pleasure, and to minimize visits to marketplaces except when necessary, to avoid falling into things that incur divine displeasure.
• An-Nawawi said: The mosques are places where Allah's mercy descends, while the marketplaces are their opposite.

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