Hadith #56
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي
هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ الزَّرْعِ لَا تَزَالُ الرِّيحُ تُمِيلُهُ وَلَا يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُصِيبُهُ الْبَلَاءُ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَشَجَرَةِ الْأَرْزَةِ لَا تَهْتَزُّ حَتَّى تُسْتَحْصَدَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الأعلى
معمر
الزهري
سعيد
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-A'la, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The likeness of the believer is like a [young] crop — the wind constantly bends it, and the believer is constantly struck by trials. And the likeness of the hypocrite is like the cedar tree [al-arza] — it does not sway until it is uprooted.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 56
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6894
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43284