Hadith #196
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى وَحَسَنٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ السُّنْب
ُلَةِ تَخِرُّ مَرَّةً وَتَسْتَقِيمُ مَرَّةً وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ مَثَلُ الْأَرْزِ لَا يَزَالُ مُسْتَقِيمًا حَتَّى يَخِرَّ وَلَا يَشْعُرَ قَالَ حَسَنٌ الْأَرْزَةِ
Isnad Chain
موسى وحسن
ابن لهيعة
أبي الزبير
جابر
English Translation
Musa and Hasan narrated to us, they said: Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir (رضي الله عنه) — that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'The parable of the believer is like that of a stalk of grain — it bends at times and stands upright at times. And the parable of the disbeliever is like that of the pine tree (al-aruzah) — it does not sway, standing firm, until it is uprooted all at once.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 196
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14234
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50624