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«قال النبي: إن مثل ما بعثني الله به من الهدى والعلم كمثل غيث أصاب أرضاً، فكان منها طائفة طيبة قبلت الماء فأنبتت الكلأ والعشب الكثير، وكان منها أجادب أمسكت الماء فنفع الله بها الناس، وأصاب طائفة منها أخرى إنما هي قيعان لا تمسك ماء ولا تنبت كلأ»
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Summary
A report of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari in the chapter on the likeness of the guidance and knowledge with which the Prophet ﷺ was sent, in the Book of Virtues of Sahih Muslim. A good land, barren ground and flat plains depict three kinds of people in relation to revelation. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and seeking knowledge.
Connections
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- Muhammad· Abu Musa al-Ashari· Seeking knowledge
People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Muslim 179 — God does not sleep; His veil is light· Muslim 637 — Whoever prays the two cool-hour prayers enters Paradise· Muslim 779 — The house where God is remembered and the house where He is not are like the living and the dead· Muslim 797 — The believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron· Muslim 1631 — When a person dies their work ends except through three· Muslim 1904 — Whoever fights so that God's word is uppermost is in God's path
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2282 — The rain parable of guidance and knowledge”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2282/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.