Hadith #71
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَن
ْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ السُّنْبُلَةِ مَرَّةً تَسْتَقِيمُ وَمَرَّةً تَمِيلُ وَتَعْتَدِلُ وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ مَثَلُ الْأَرْزَةِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً لَا يَشْعُرُ بِهَا حَتَّى تَخِرَّ
Isnad Chain
موسى بن داود
ابن لهيعة عن
English Translation
Musa ibn Dawud narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The parable of the believer is like the stalk of grain: sometimes it stands straight and sometimes it tilts and then straightens up. And the parable of the disbeliever is like the cedar tree: it stands firm and does not sway until it is uprooted all at once.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 71
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14709
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51099