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The Virtue Of The One Who Memorizes The Qur'an

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Darussalam · Volume 2

The Book Of The Virtues Of The Qur'ân Etc

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[1860] 243 - (797) It was narrated that Abû Mûsâ Al-Ash'arî said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The likeness of the believer who reads the Qur'an is that of a citron, the smell of which is good and its taste is good. The likeness of the believer who does not read the Qur'an is that of a date, which has no smell but its taste is sweet. The likeness of a hypocrite who reads the Qur'an is that of sweet basil, the smell of which is good but its taste is bitter. The likeness of a hypocrite who does not read the Qur'an is that of a colocynth (bitter apple), which has no smell and its taste is bitter.'"

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243 - (797) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ، مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ، لَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَطَعْمُهَا حُلْوٌ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ، مَثَلُ الرَّيْحَانَةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ، كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ، لَيْسَ لَهَا رِيحٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ ".

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