44/79. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2866 — Believer and Trials
What Has Been Related About The Parable Of The Believer Who Recites The Quran And The One Who Does Not Recite
Hadith About the Believer, Trials, and the Plant
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2866
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2866
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الزَّرْعِ لاَ تَزَالُ الرِّيَاحُ تُفِيئُهُ وَلاَ يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُصِيبُهُ بَلاَءٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّجَرَةِ الأَرْزِ لاَ تَهْتَزُّ حَتَّى تُسْتَحْصَدَ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The Parable Of The Believer Is Like The Plant; The Wind Does Not Stop Causing It To Sway, And The Believer Does Not Stop Suffering Trials. The Parable Of The Hypocrite Is That Of A Cedar Tree, It Does Not Give In Until It Is Cut Down."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2866In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 8English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2866
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2866
This hadith about the believer and trials gives a short but deep picture. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says the believer is like a plant that keeps swaying when the wind blows. He then explains that the believer does not stop being touched by trials. The hypocrite is compared to a cedar tree that does not give in until it is cut down. The hadith does not say that trials are easy, and it does not make a broad promise about every hardship. It simply shows that a believer may be tested again and again, like a soft plant moved by wind. The image teaches patience, flexibility, and awareness that hardship can be part of a believer's life.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer may face repeated trials in life.
- The plant image shows movement and pressure without total collapse.
- The cedar image warns against a hard state that only falls when cut down.
- The hadith encourages a balanced view of hardship for a believer.
