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Hadith 9347
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ خَامَةِ الزَّرْعِ مِنْ حَيْثُ انْتَهَى الرِّيحُ كَفَتْهَا فَإِذَا سَكَنَتِ اعْتَدَلَتْ وَكَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَتَكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلَاءِ وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ كَمَثَلِ الْأَرْزَةِ صَمَّاءُ مُعْتَدِلَةٌ يَقْصِمُهَا اللَّهُ إِذَا شَاءَ
(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The example of a believer is like a tender crop; when the wind reaches it, it bends, and when the wind ceases, it straightens up. In the same way is the example of a believer, who keeps swaying due to trials. And the example of a hypocrite is like a pine tree, which remains in one state due to being solid and hard, until Allah Almighty breaks it.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In this hadith, it is indicated that the believer should consider his soul as something borrowed on loan, keep it away from pleasures and desires, and regard it as the center of trials and calamities. He should also be certain that his soul was created for the Hereafter. In this way, trials will become much easier for him. As for the case of the hypocrite, the trials that descend upon him are few to begin with, so that there will be no reduction in his punishment in the Hereafter. For both the believer and the hypocrite, the sequence of trials continues like the winds, but the one who is affected by them and takes heed is only the believer. Whenever a calamity from Allah Almighty befalls him, he reviews his way of life to see whether he has committed any disobedience to Allah Almighty for which he is being punished. Every physical, mental, and financial trial brings him the message to turn towards Allah Almighty and not to distance himself from Him. He also exercises patience in every trial and fulfills its requirements according to Islamic rulings, and in this way his ranks are elevated.
But the hypocrite, like a tree with a strong trunk, is not affected by these trials; he cares neither for the blessings of Allah Almighty nor for His punishments. Until one day, suddenly, a great calamity comes that ends his life.
All at once it fell, and even its roots were uprooted—
That tree which was never seen swaying in the storm.
But the hypocrite, like a tree with a strong trunk, is not affected by these trials; he cares neither for the blessings of Allah Almighty nor for His punishments. Until one day, suddenly, a great calamity comes that ends his life.
All at once it fell, and even its roots were uprooted—
That tree which was never seen swaying in the storm.
