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With Whom We Are Ordered To Accompany

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 4829 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 259

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4829. It was narrated from Abān, from Qatādah, from Anas who said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘The likeness of the believer who recites the Qur’ān is that of the citron whose scent is good and whose taste is good. The likeness of a believer who does not recite the Qur’ān is that of a date whose taste is good but it has no scent. The likeness of an evildoer who recites the Qur’ān is that of basil whose scent is good but its taste is bitter. And the likeness of an evildoer who does not recite the Qur’ān is that of a colocynth (a bitter-apple) whose taste is bitter and it has no scent. The likeness of a righteous companion is that of the one who sells musk; if you do not get anything from him, you will still smell its fragrance. And the likeness of an evil companion is that of the one who works the bellows; if you do not get any of his soot you will still get some of his smoke.” (Sahīh)

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4829 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ، وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا مَرٌّ، وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الْجَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْمِسْكِ، إِنْ لَمْ يُصِبْكَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ أَصَابَكَ مِنْ رِيحِهِ، وَمَثَلُ جَلِيسِ السُّوءِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْكِيرِ، إِنْ لَمْ يُصِبْكَ مِنْ سَوَادِهِ أَصَابَكَ مِنْ دُخَانِهِ»

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