Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a believer is like a tender plant of a crop which the winds keep bending this way and that, and the example of a hypocrite is like a pine tree which stands straight on the ground until it is uprooted all at once." Abu Amr said: «ارزہ» is with a fatha on the ra and it is from «ارزن». Abu Ubaid said: The pronunciation of «ارزہ» is like «فاعلہ». Abu Ubaid also said that «ارزہ» is with a sukoon on the ra and it is the tree of pine. The meaning of «المجدیہ» is: straight. The meaning of «انجعاف» is: to be uprooted. And it is also said that the word «انجعاف» is with a kha instead of a jeem, «انخعاف».
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 1364
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح ، وأخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 5643، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2810، والطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 183، 184، 185، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 16010»