اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
باب بيان مثل ما بعث النبيّ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم من الهدى والعلم
Parable of the guidance and knowledge the Prophet ﷺ was sent with
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Hadith 1471
1471 صحيح حديث أَبِي مُوسى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ: مَثَلُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْعِلْمِ، كَمَثَلِ الْغَيْثِ الْكَثِيرِ، أَصَابَ أَرْضًا، فَكَانَ مِنْهَا نَقِيَّةٌ قَبِلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَكَانَ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا وَأَصَابَتْ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةً أُخْرَى، إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لاَ تُمْسِكُ مَاءً، وَلاَ تَنْبتُ كَلأَ، فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقِهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ، فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: وَكَانَ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةٌ قَيَّلَتِ الْمَاءَ
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of the knowledge and guidance with which Allah has sent me is like that of a heavy rain which falls upon the earth. Some land is pure and absorbs the water, and produces much grass and vegetation. And some land is hard and holds the water, by which Allah benefits the people; they drink from it and give others to drink. And some water falls on parts of the land which are barren plains; they neither retain the water nor produce any vegetation. This is the example of the one who gains understanding in the religion and benefits from what I have been sent with; he learns and teaches the knowledge of religion. And the example of the one who does not raise his head (i.e., does not pay attention) and does not accept the guidance with which I have been sent (i.e., no one benefits from him). In one narration, the words are: "And among them is a group that retains the water."
