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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 7307 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The example
وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : « إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ جَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ ، وَجَلِيسِ السَّوْءِ ، كَحَامِلِ الْمِسْكِ وَنَافِخِ الْكِيرِ ، فَحَامِلُ الْمِسْكِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُحْذِيَكَ ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَبْتَاعَ مِنْهُ ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْهُ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً ، وَنَافِخُ الْكِيرِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَحْرِقَ ثِيَابَكَ ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْهُ رِيحًا مُنْتِنَةً » .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a righteous companion and a bad companion is like that of one who carries musk (a perfume seller) and one who blows the bellows of a furnace (a blacksmith). The one with musk will either give you some (fragrance) as a gift, or you will buy from him, or at the very least a pleasant fragrance will keep reaching you from him; whereas the one who blows the bellows will either burn your clothes or you will get nothing but a foul smell from him."
