Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.
Text and translation
English translation
2865. Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'ārī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated: "The parable of the believer who recites the Qur'ān 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'ān 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 bitter and and its taste is bitter." (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. Shu'bah also reported it from Qatādah.
Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.
Commentary
Imān (Faith) is such a quality due to which the inner beings of humans become fragrant and enlightened. When a believer recites the Qur'an and acts upon it, his appearance is also enlightened and fragrant and it creates the atmosphere of light upon light; he is useful for himself as well as for others; he is important to Allāh as well as among the people; he is like a palatable and sweet-smelling fruit.
