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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب فضائل القرآنBook of the Virtues of the Quran
A house in which the Qur’an is not recited is like a graveyard
Hadith 574
اُردوEn
وَبِهَذَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ أَصْغَرَ الْبُيُوتِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ الْبَيْتُ الصَّغِيرُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ)).
With this same chain: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The house most devoid of goodness is the one that is devoid of the Book of Allah."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that those houses in which the Book of Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, is not recited are houses devoid of goodness and virtue. Rather, they are like graveyards. As it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Do not make your houses graveyards. Indeed, Satan flees from the house in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited.)) (Muslim, No: 780).... "Do not make your houses like graveyards; indeed, Satan flees from the house in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited."
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that those houses in which the Book of Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, is not recited are houses devoid of goodness and virtue. Rather, they are like graveyards. As it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Do not make your houses graveyards. Indeed, Satan flees from the house in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited.)) (Muslim, No: 780).... "Do not make your houses like graveyards; indeed, Satan flees from the house in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited."
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 574
