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Sahih al-Bukhari 5427

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The example of a Believer who recites the Qur’an, is that of a citron which smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who…

Abu Musa al-Asharinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الأُتْرُجَّةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ لَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَطَعْمُهَا حُلْوٌ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الرَّيْحَانَةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ، لَيْسَ لَهَا رِيحٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The example of a Believer who recites the Qur’an, is that of a citron which smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who does not recite the Qur’an, is that of a date which has no smell but tastes sweet; and the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur’an, is that of an aromatic plant which smells good but tastes bitter; and the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’an, is that of a colocynth plant which has no smell and is bitter in taste.”

আবূ মূসা আশ‘আরী (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ কুরআন পাঠকারী মু’মিনের দৃষ্টান্ত কমলার মত, যার ঘ্রাণও চমৎকার স্বাদও মজাদার। যে মু’মিন কুরআন পাঠ করে না, তার দৃষ্টান্ত খেজুরের মত, যার কোন সুঘ্রাণ নেই তবে এর স্বাদ মিষ্টি। আর যে মুনাফিক কুরআন পাঠ করে তার উদাহরণ রায়হানার মত, যার সুঘ্রাণ আছে তবে স্বাদ তিক্ত।

আর যে মুনাফিক কুরআন পাঠ করে না তার উদাহরণ হন্যালা ফলের ন্যায়, যার সুঘ্রাণও নাই, স্বাদও তিক্ত। [৫০২০]

ہم سے قتیبہ نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے ابوعوانہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے قتادہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے انس رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوموسیٰ اشعری رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اس مومن کی مثال جو قرآن پڑھتا ہو سنگترے جیسی ہے جس کی خوشبو بھی پاکیزہ ہے اور مزہ بھی پاکیزہ ہے اور اس مومن کی مثال جو قرآن نہیں پڑھتا کھجور جیسی ہے جس میں کوئی خوشبو نہیں ہوتی لیکن مزہ میٹھا ہوتا ہے اور منافق کی مثال جو قرآن پڑھتا ہو،

ریحانہ ( پھول ) جیسی ہے جس کی خوشبو تو اچھی ہوتی ہے لیکن مزہ کڑوا ہوتا ہے اور جو منافق قرآن بھی نہیں پڑھتا اس کی مثال اندرائن جیسی ہے جس میں کوئی خوشبو نہیں ہوتی اور جس کا مزہ بھی کڑوا ہوتا ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Qutaibah] berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Awanah] dari [Qatadah] dari [Anas] dari [Abu Musa Al Asy'ari] ia berkata; "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: 'Perumpamaan seorang Mukmin yang suka membaca Al Qur'an seperti buah Utrujah, baunya harum dan rasanya enak. Perumpamaan seorang Mukmin yang tidak suka membaca Al Qur'an seperti buah kurma, tidak berbau namun rasanya manis.

Perumpamaan seorang Munafik yang suka membaca Al Qur'an seperti buah raihanah, baunya harum tapi rasanya pahit. Dan Perumpamaan seorang Munafik yang tidak suka membaca Al Qur'an seperti buah hanzhalah, tidak berbau dan rasanya pahit

Ebu Musa el-Eş'arl r.a.'den, dedi ki: "Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurdu: Kur'an okuyan mu'minin misali, kokusu da hoş, tadı da hoş olan portakala benzer. Kur'an okumayan mu'minin misali ise kokusu bulunmayan ve tadı da tatlı olan hurmaya benzer. Kur'an okuyan münafığın misali ise kokusu hoş, tadı acı olan reyhan, (fesleğen)e benzer. Kur'an'ı okumayan münafığın misali ise kokusu da olmayan, tadı da acı olan Hamala'ya (Ebu Cehil karpuzuna) benzer

Sahih al-Bukhari 5427, Book 70, Food, Meals, Hadith 55. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified the types of people in terms of reciting the Qur’an and benefiting therefrom: First category: The believer who recites the Qur’an and benefits from it is like the citron fruit, good in taste, smell, and color, and has many benefits since he acts upon what he recites and is useful to people. Second category: The believer who does not recite the Qur’an is like a date that tastes good but has no smell.

His heart contains faith just like the date contains sweetness in its taste and its inside. It has no smell that could be smelt by people since no recitation could be heard from him to give people comfort. Third category: The hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is like a basil that smells good but tastes bitter, as he did not reform his heart with faith or act upon the Qur’an but he shows up as a believer before people.

So, its good smell resembles his recitation and its bitter taste resembles his disbelief. Fourth category: The hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’an is like a colocynth that has no smell and has a bitter taste. Not having a scent is like him not having a smell for not reciting the Qur’an, and its bitter taste is like the bitterness of his disbelief. His inside is void of faith, and his outside is useless; rather, it is harmful.

What it teaches

  • Clarifying the merit of the Qur’an bearer who acts upon it.
  • Giving examples is one of the teaching methods that makes things easier to understand.
  • A Muslim should constantly recite a regular portion of the Book of Allah Almighty.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Qutaybah ibn SaidTold us, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Abu Awanah al-Waddah ibn AbdullahTold us, Third generation, died 175 AH
  4. 4Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH
  6. 6Abu Musa al-AshariFrom, Companion, died 42 AH

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