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The living and the dead

Sunday, April 6, 2025

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ، مَثَلُ الْحَيِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ
Transliteration

Mathalu-lladhi yadhkuru Rabbahu wa-lladhi la yadhkuru Rabbahu, mathalu-l-hayyi wa-l-mayyit.

Translation

The example of one who remembers his Lord and one who does not is like the living and the dead.

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