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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث أبي موسى الأشعري
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
حَدِيثُ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7237 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The example
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْبَزَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى أَظُنُّهُ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ : مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ ، وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ ، لَيْسَ لَهَا رِيحٌ ، وَطَعْمُهَا حُلْوٌ ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الرَّيْحَانَةِ ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ ، وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْحَنْظَلَةِ ، لَيْسَ لَهَا رِيحٌ ، وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of the believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron (utrujjah), whose fragrance is pleasant and whose taste is delicious. The example of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like the date, which has no fragrance but whose taste is sweet. The example of the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like the basil (rayhanah, a fragrant herb), whose fragrance is pleasing but whose taste is bitter. And the example of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like the colocynth (hanzal), which has no fragrance and whose taste is very bitter." The narrator of the hadith thinks that he narrated these words as marfu' (from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)).
