Hadith #551
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا ثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَن أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى
الْأَشْعَرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ 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 رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بِهَذَيْنِ كِلَيْهِمَا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَن أَنَسٍ عَن أَبِي مُوسَى عَن النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوَهُ
Isnad Chain
عفان وبهز
قتادة
English Translation
ʿAffān and Bahz narrated to us, both saying: Hammām narrated to us, Qatādah narrated to us, from Anas, that Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī narrated to him from the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'The parable of the believer who recites the Quran is like the citron — its taste is good and its fragrance is good. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Quran is like the date — its taste is good but it has no fragrance. The parable of the wicked person who recites the Quran is like sweet basil — its fragrance is good but its taste is bitter. And the parable of the wicked person who does not recite the Quran is like the colocynth — its taste is bitter and it has no fragrance.' ʿAffān narrated this to us again with the same wording.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 551
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18789
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55179