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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3119 (Book 47, Hadith 171) #28768
The Parable of Goodly and Evil Words

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) compared a goodly word to a date-palm tree and an evil word to a colocynth tree.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: "The Messenger of Allah was brought a dish with unripe dates on it. He said: The parable of a goodly word is that of a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (14:24 & 25)'. And he said: 'It is the date-palm'. And the parable of an evil tree uprooted from the surface of the earth, having no stability (14:26). He said: 'It is the Colocynth tree'."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِقِنَاعٍ عَلَيْهِ رُطَبٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا قَالَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ مَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ اجْتُثَّتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِنْ قَرَارٍ ‏)‏ قَالَ هِيَ الْحَنْظَلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُ بِذَلِكَ أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ وَأَحْسَنَ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ وَرَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا مَوْقُوفًا وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا رَفَعَهُ غَيْرَ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ وَرَوَاهُ مَعْمَرٌ وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعُوهُ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ

TOPICS
word  *  goodly  *  evil  *  kalimah  *  hasana  *  sayyia  *  nakhl  *  kharuf  *  tree

QUICK LESSONS:
Use your words wisely ; Speak with faith ; Speak positively ; Be accountable for your words

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith narrated by Anas bin Malik, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ compares a goodly word to a date-palm tree and an evil word to a colocynth tree. A date palm is known for its strong roots that are firmly planted in the ground and its branches that reach up into the sky. This symbolizes how powerful words can be when they come from someone with strong faith in Allah SWT. On the other hand, colocynth trees have weak roots that can easily be uprooted from the ground which symbolizes how quickly negative words can spread if they come from someone who does not have faith in Allah SWT. This hadith teaches us about the power of our words and encourages us to use them wisely as we will be held accountable for them on Judgment Day.

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