Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ ثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ مُرٌّ طَعْمُهَا وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ مُرٌّ طَعْمُهَا وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا.
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us: Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatada, who said: Anas b. Malik narrated to us: that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The likeness of the believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron: its taste is good and its smell is good. And the likeness of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like the date: its taste is good but it has no smell. And the likeness of the wicked person who recites the Qur'an is like sweet basil: its smell is good but its taste is bitter. And the likeness of the wicked person who does not recite the Qur'an is like the colocynth: its taste is bitter and it has no smell."