حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِلَالُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ کَمَثَلِ خَامَةِ الزَّرْعِ يَفِيئُ وَرَقُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ تُکَفِّئُهَا فَإِذَا سَکَنَتْ اعْتَدَلَتْ وَکَذَلِکَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُکَفَّأُ بِالْبَلَائِ وَمَثَلُ الْکَافِرِ کَمَثَلِ الْأَرْزَةِ صَمَّائَ مُعْتَدِلَةً حَتَّی يَقْصِمَهَا اللَّهُ إِذَا شَائَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 7466
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when the wind becomes still, it stand straight. Such is the similitude of the believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but is like the fresh plant he regains his normal state soon). And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He will." (See Hadith No. 546 and 547, Vol. 7).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020