Sahih al-Bukhari 2686

Hadith text

Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of the person abiding by Allah's orders and limits (or the one who abides by the limits and regulations prescribed by Allah) in comparison to the one who does wrong and violates Allah's limits and orders is like the example of people drawing lots for seats in a boat. Some of them got seats in the upper part while the others in the lower part; those in the lower part have to pass by those in the upper one to get water, and that troubled the latter. One of them (i.e. the people in the lower part) took an axe and started making a hole in the bottom of the boat. The people of the upper part came and asked him, (saying), 'What is wrong with you?' He replied, "You have been troubled much by my (coming up to you), and I have to get water.' Now if they prevent him from doing that they will save him and themselves, but if they leave him (to do what he wants), they will destroy him and themselves

An-Nu'man bin Bashir bataate hain: Nabi ne farmaya: "Us shaks ki misaal jo Allah ke hukmon aur seemaon ka paalan karta hai (ya us shaks ki jo Allah ki di hui seemaon aur qanoonon ka paalan karta hai) us shaks ke muqaable jo galati kare aur Allah ki seemaon aur hukmon ka ullanghan kare, un logon jaisi hai jinhone ek kashti mein jagahon ke liye chitthi daali. Kuch ko oopar wali jagahein mili aur baaki ko neeche wali; jo log neeche the unhe paani ke liye upar walo ke paas se guzarna padta, jisse upar wale pareshan hote. Unme se ek (yaani neeche wale giroh mein se ek) ne kulhadi li aur kashti ke neeche mein surakh banana shuru kiya. Upar wale aakar unse pucha: 'Tumhe kya hua hai?' Usne jawab diya: 'Tum log mere (upar aane-jaane) se bahut pareshan ho jate ho, aur mujhe paani chahiye.' Ab agar woh use aisa karne se roken, woh usse aur khud dono ko bacha lenge, magar agar woh use (jo woh chahta hai karne den) chhod den, woh usse aur khud dono ko tabaah kar denge."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2686 · Book 52, Hadith 47