English
Makhul narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The believers 1 are gentle and soft, like a camel with a nose-ring: if led, it follows, and if made to kneel on a rock, it kneels.”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “The believers are gentle and soft, etc.”: In Sharh as-Sunnah, the meaning is that the believer is highly submissive to the Lawgiver in His commands and prohibitions. The statement “If made to kneel on a rock, it kneels” indicates enduring hardships, as kneeling on a rock is difficult. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: المؤمنون هينون لينون إلخ في شرح السنة معنى الحديث أن المؤمن شديد الانقياد للشارع في أوامره ونواهيه، وفي قوله: «إن أنيخ على صخرة استناخ إيذان بكثرة تحمل المشاق؛ لأن الإناخة على الصخرة شاقة. كذا في «المرقاة».