Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The most beloved of places to Allah are the masjids, and the most hated of places to Allah are the markets.
Sahih Muslim 671
What this hadith teaches
The masjid is a place of remembrance and peace, the market a place of distraction and quarrels. A believer spends time in the masjid by choice and in the market by need.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَحَبُّ الْبِلاَدِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدُهَا وَأَبْغَضُ الْبِلاَدِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَسْوَاقُهَا
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 671, as given on sunnah.com.