Book of Faith

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of the believer is that of a crop which the wind constantly bends; likewise the believer is always afflicted with trials and calamities. And the example of the disbeliever is that of a pine tree, which does not sway until the time comes for it to be cut down."

Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of the believer is that of a tender, weak crop which the wind keeps moving: at one time it throws it down, and at another it sets it upright, until it dries up. And the example of the disbeliever is that of a pine tree standing firm on its roots: nothing can shake it, until it is uprooted all at once."

Bashir bin Nahik (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The example of the weak believer is that of a tender crop. At times the wind bends it, and at times it sets it upright." The narrator said: I asked: "And the example of the strong believer?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "His example is that of the date palm, which yields its fruit at all times, with that shade of its own, and the wind never bends it."

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The example of the believer is that of a honeybee, which eats what is pure and gives what is pure."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer to another believer is like a building, one part of which strengthens another."

Amr bin Shurahbil (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) is filled with faith up to his joints."

Hani bin Hani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) came in. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Welcome to the pure and fragrant one. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Indeed Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) is filled with faith up to his joints.'"

Zakariyya (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) say: "Faith is not a matter of adornment or of wishing. Faith is only that which settles firmly in the heart and is confirmed by action."