Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-2548b
"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: مَثَلُ الَّذِى أُتِىَ القُرآنَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الإيمَانَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا طَعْمَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الَّذى أُوتِى الإيمَانَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ القُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَة طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِى أُوتِى القُرْآنَ والإيمَانَ كَمَثلِ الأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِى لَمْ يُؤْتَ الإِيمَانَ وَالقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا خَبِيثٌ وَرِيحُهَا خَبِيثٌ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAli
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"From 'Ali, who said: The example of one who is given the Quran but not faith is like the basil: its scent is pleasant but it has no taste. The example of one who is given faith but not the Quran is like the date: its taste is pleasant but it has no scent. The example of one who is given both the Quran and faith is like the citron: its taste is pleasant and its scent is pleasant. The example of one who is given neither faith nor the Quran is like the bitter colocynth: its taste is foul and its scent is foul."
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أبو عبيد في فضائله
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