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[Machine] "Among the people are those who are given faith but not given the Qur'an, and among them are those who are given the Qur'an but not given faith, and among them are those who are given both the Qur'an and faith, and among them are those who are not given the Qur'an nor faith." Then He struck for them a parable and said, "As for the one who is given faith but not given the Qur'an, his example is like that of a date that is sweet in taste but has no fragrance, and as for the example of the one who is given the Qur'an but not given faith, his example is like that of a bitter aloeswood, it has a pleasant fragrance but a bitter taste, and as for the one who is given both the Qur'an and faith, his example is like that of a perfumed musk, it has a pleasant fragrance and a sweet taste, and as for the one who is not given the Qur'an nor faith, his example is like that of a bitter gourd, it has a bitter taste and no fragrance."  

الدارمي:٣٤٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ

«مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْإِيمَانَ وَلَا يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا يُؤْتَى الْإِيمَانَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَا يُؤْتَى الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا الْإِيمَانَ» ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا قَالَ «فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ الْإِيمَانَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَمَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ حُلْوَةُ الطَّعْمِ لَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَأَمَّا مَثَلُ الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْإِيمَانَ فَمَثَلُ الْآسَةِ طَيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ مُرَّةُ الطَّعْمِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ فَمَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ حُلْوَةُ الطَّعْمِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي لَمْ يُؤْتَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا الْإِيمَانَ فَمَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ الْحَنْظَلَةِ مُرَّةُ الطَّعْمِ لَا رِيحَ لَهَا»