Ibn Hibban

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, my example and the example of that with which Allah has sent me is like a man who comes to his people and says: O my people! I have seen an army (approaching), and I am warning you (i.e., I am alerting you), so a group from his people obeys him, and they quietly leave and are saved, while another group denies him. They remain in their place, and in the morning the enemy attacks them and destroys them and ruins them. So this is the example of the one who obeys me and follows what I have brought, and the example of the one who disobeys me and denies the truth which I have brought."

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: “The example of the guidance and knowledge that Allah Almighty has bestowed upon me is like rain that falls on a land. Some part of that land is pure; it accepts the water and produces abundant grass and fodder, or it retains the water, and Allah Almighty benefits people through it—they drink from it themselves, give it to their animals, and use it for cultivation. This rain also falls on another part of the land, which is a barren plain; it neither retains the water nor grows any grass. This is the example of the person who attains understanding of Allah’s religion, and Allah Almighty benefits him through what I have been sent with—he acquires knowledge and acts upon it. And this is the example of the person who does not raise his head for it (i.e., does not pay attention to it) and does not accept the guidance of Allah with which I have been sent.”