Hadith #2618
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ :" مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْإِيمَانَ وَلَا يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا يُؤْتَى الْ
إِيمَانَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَا يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا الْإِيمَانَ، ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا، قَالَ : فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ الْإِيمَانَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْقُرْآنَ، فَمَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ حُلْوَةُ الطَّعْمِ، لَا رِيحَ لَهَا، وَأَمَّا مَثَلُ الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ، وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْإِيمَانَ، فَمَثَلُ الْآسَةِ طَيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ، مُرَّةُ الطَّعْمِ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ، فَمَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ، طَيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ، حُلْوَةُ الطَّعْمِ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِي لَمْ يُؤْتَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا الْإِيمَانَ، فَمَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ الْحَنْظَلَةِ، مُرَّةُ الطَّعْمِ، لَا رِيحَ لَهَا "
Isnad Chain
أبو نعيم
أبي إسحاق
الحارث
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Among people, there are those who are given faith but not the Quran, and among them are those who are given the Quran but not faith, and among them are those who are given both the Quran and faith, and among them are those who are given neither the Quran nor faith." Then he gave a parable for each: "As for the one given faith but not the Quran, he is like a date — sweet in taste but with no fragrance. As for the one given the Quran but not faith, he is like the myrtle — pleasant in fragrance but bitter in taste. As for the one given both the Quran and faith, he is like the citron — pleasant in fragrance and sweet in taste. As for the one given neither the Quran nor faith, he is like the colocynth — bitter in taste and with no fragrance."
Quran References
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 23, Hadith 2618
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 2618
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-66020