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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1201 to 1400
مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ كَمَثَلِ النَّحْلَةِThe example of the believer is like the bee
Hadith 1354
اُردوEn
1354 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْغَازِي، ثنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ نُصَيْرٍ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ وَكِيعَ بْنَ عُدُسٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي رَزِينٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ النَّحْلَةِ لَا تَأْكُلُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا»
Sayyiduna Abu Dharrin ‘Aqeeli, may Allah be pleased with him, reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The example of a believer is like that of a honeybee, which eats only what is pure and produces only what is pure.”
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
In these ahadith, the believer is likened to the honeybee. The honeybee, for its nourishment, only uses pure things from the earth, and from its own being it produces only a pure thing, that is, honey, which becomes a means of healing for others. The same is the case with the believer: the food of a true believer is also pure, and only pure deeds are performed by him. Only pure words come from his tongue; foul words do not come to the tongue of a believer. Similarly, a believer only does good deeds; bad deeds are not befitting of a believer.
In these ahadith, the believer is likened to the honeybee. The honeybee, for its nourishment, only uses pure things from the earth, and from its own being it produces only a pure thing, that is, honey, which becomes a means of healing for others. The same is the case with the believer: the food of a true believer is also pure, and only pure deeds are performed by him. Only pure words come from his tongue; foul words do not come to the tongue of a believer. Similarly, a believer only does good deeds; bad deeds are not befitting of a believer.
