Hadith #490
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ ثَنَا أَنَسُ بْن
ُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ مُرٌّ طَعْمُهَا وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ مُرٌّ طَعْمُهَا وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا
Isnad Chain
سعيد
قتادة
English Translation
Rawḥ narrated to us, Saʿīd narrated to us, from Qatādah, who said: Anas ibn Mālik narrated to us that Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The likeness of the believer who recites the Quran is that of the citron — its taste is good and its fragrance is good. The likeness of the believer who does not recite the Quran is that of a date — its taste is good but it has no fragrance. The likeness of the hypocrite who recites the Quran is that of basil — its taste is bitter but its fragrance is good. And the likeness of the hypocrite who does not recite the Quran is that of the colocynth — its taste is bitter and it has no fragrance.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 490
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18728
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55118