Hadith #583
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَاب
ِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ السُّنْبُلَةِ تَسْتَقِيمُ مَرَّةً وَتَخِرُّ مَرَّةً وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ مَثَلُ الْأَرْزَةِ لَا تَزَالُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً حَتَّى تَخِرَّ وَلَا تَشْعُرُ
Isnad Chain
ابن لهيعة
أبو الزبير
English Translation
Hasan narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us, from Jabir (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The parable of the believer is like the parable of the stalk of grain: it stands upright at times and bends at times. And the parable of the disbeliever is like the parable of the cedar tree: it stands firm and does not shake until it is uprooted all at once.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 583
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14621
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51011