Narrated Kab: The Prophet said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends lt sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 70: Patients, Hadith #546
Narrated Kab: The Prophet said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends lt sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly.
This hadith is from the book of Patients in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 546 in book 70 of volume 7.
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