Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
The places that are dearest to Allah are the mosques, and the places that are most hateful to Allah are the marketplaces
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «أَحَبُّ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللهِ مَسَاجِدُهَا، وَأَبْغَضُ الْبِلَادِ إِلَى اللهِ أَسْوَاقُهَا».
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the most beloved places to Allah Almighty are the mosques, for they are houses of worship and acts of obedience and are built upon piety. And the most hated places to Allah are the marketplaces, because they are often filled with deception, fraud, usury, false oaths, broken promises, and heedlessness of the remembrance of Allah.
Source
صحيح مسلم (1/ 464) (671).
نزهة المتقين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 1250).
بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (3/ 305).
شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 655).
كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (21/ 526).
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