Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 5981a
✧ Hamza with Nun
"إِنَّ النَّاسَ اليومَ كشجرة ذاتِ جَنى، وَيُوشِكُ أن يعودُوا كشجرة ذات شوك، إِن ناقَدْتَهم ناقَدوك، وإِن تركتَهم لم يتركُوكَ، وإِن هَربت منهم طَلَبُوكَ، قيل: يا رسولَ الله، وكيفَ المخرَجُ من ذلكَ؟ قال: تُقْرَضُهُمْ من عِرْضِك لِيوم فاقَتِكَ".
Translation
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"Indeed people today are like a tree with fruit, and they will soon return to being like a tree with thorns. If you criticize them, they will criticize you; if you leave them, they will not leave you; and if you flee from them, they will pursue you." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, how is the way out of that?" He said: "You lend them from your honor for the day of your need."
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Notes
[ع] أبو يعلى [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير وابن عَساكر عن أَبى أُمَامة، وضُعِّفَ
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