Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd and Abū Kāmil al-Jaḥdarī narrated to us—both of them from Abū ʿAwānah. Qutaybah said: Abū ʿAwānah narrated to us, from Qatādah, from Anas, from Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The parable of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron: its scent is pleasant and its taste is pleasant. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a date: it has no scent, but its taste is sweet. The parable of the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is that of sweet basil: its scent is pleasant, but its taste is bitter. And the parable of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a colocynth: it has no scent, and its taste is bitter."