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What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Allah Almighty said: 'Indeed My houses on Earth are the mosques, and My visitors therein are those who frequent them. So, blessed is a servant who purifies himself in his home then visits Me in My House, for it is incumbent upon the host to honor his guest'"?

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The aforementioned hadith, with this wording, is weak, as mentioned by Az-Zayla'i and Al-'Iraqi. However, there is something that supports it: "Whoever performs ablution (wudu') in his house, and performs it well, then comes to the mosque, he is a visitor of Allah Almighty, and it is incumbent upon the host to honor his visitor." This was narrated by Al-Tabarani, and its chain of narration was authenticated by Al-Haythami and Al-Suyuti, and graded as hasan (good) by Al-Albani. Likewise, Al-Bayhaqi narrated a similar narration, mawquf (stopped at the Companions), with an authentic chain of narration.

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