Hadith #42
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ع
َنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الزَّرْعِ لَا يَزَالُ الرِّيحُ تُفِيئُهُ وَلَا يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُصِيبُهُ بَلَاءٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ شَجَرَةِ الْأَرْزَةِ لَا تَهْتَزُّ حَتَّى تُسْتَحْصَدَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
الزهري ع
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Ibn al-Musayyab — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The parable of the believer is like that of a plant; the wind keeps bending it, and the believer continues to be afflicted with trials. The parable of the hypocrite is like the cedar tree; it does not shake until it is uprooted all at once."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 42
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7480
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43870