أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ :" مَثَلُ الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْإِيمَانَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ، طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْإِيمَانَ مَثَلُ الرَّيْحَانَةِ الْآسَةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْقُرْآنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي لَمْ يُؤْتَ الْإِيمَانَ وَلَا الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْحَنْظَلَةِ، رِيحُهَا خَبِيثٌ، وَطَعْمُهَا خَبِيثٌ "

Ubayd Allah told us, on the authority of Israel, on the authority of Abu Ishaq, on the authority of Al-Harith, on the authority of Ali, who said: “The example of one who was given faith but was not given the Qur’an.” Like a date, its taste is good, but it has no scent. And the likeness of one who was given the Qur’an but was not given faith is like the sweet basil, its smell is good, and its taste is Bitter, and the likeness of one who was given the Qur’an and the faith is like a citrus fruit, its scent is pleasant, and its taste is pleasant, and the likeness of one who was not given the faith or the Qur’an. Like cocoa, its smell is bad, and its taste is bad.”