Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) narrated: The parable of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron, its fragrance is nice and its taste is nice. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a date, it has no smell but its taste is sweet. The parable of the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is that of basil, its fragrance is nice but its taste is bitter. The parable of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is that of the colocynth, its smell is better and its taste is bitter.'
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The parable of the believer is like the plant; the wind does not stop causing it to sway, and the believer does not stop suffering trials. The parable of the hypocrite is that of a cedar tree, it does not give in until it is cut down.
Read More..Narrated Ibn 'Umar: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Indeed there is a tree that does not shed its foilage, and it is is similar to the believer. Can any of you tell me what it is? 'Abdullah said: The people started thinking about the trees of the desert. And it occurred to me that it may be the date-palm. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is the date-palm. But I was shy - meaning to say anything. 'Abdullah said: So I informed 'Umar about what I had thought of, and he said: 'If you had said it, that would be more beloved to me than this or that.'
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do you think that if there was a river by the gate of one of you, and he bathed in it five times each day that there would remain any filth on him? They said: No filth would stay on him. He said: That is the parable of the five prayers, Allah wipes out the sins with them.
Read More..Narrated Anas: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The parable of my Ummah is that of a rain; it is not known if its beginning is better or its end.
Read More..Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah: from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do you know what the parable of this and this is? - and he tossed two pebbles. They said: Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know better. He said: This (the farther) one is hope, and this (closer) one is death.
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