#7098

Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:There is a tree amongst trees, the leaves of which do not wither and that is like a Muslim; tell me which that (tree) can be? The people began to think of the trees of the forest. Abdullah said: I thought that it could be the date-palm tree, but I felt hesitant (to say that). They (the Companions) then said: Allah's Messenger, (kindly) tell us which that can be? Thereupon he said: It is the date-palm tree. I made a mention of that to 'Umar, whereupon he said: Had you said that it meant the date-palin tree, this statement of yours (would have been dearer to me) than such and such things

حدثنا يحيى بن ايوب، وقتيبة بن سعيد، وعلي بن حجر السعدي، - واللفظ ليحيى - قالوا حدثنا اسماعيل، - يعنون ابن جعفر - اخبرني عبد الله بن دينار، انه سمع عبد، الله بن عمر يقول قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان من الشجر شجرة لا يسقط ورقها وانها مثل المسلم فحدثوني ما هي " . فوقع الناس في شجر البوادي . قال عبد الله ووقع في نفسي انها النخلة فاستحييت ثم قالوا حدثنا ما هي يا رسول الله قال فقال " هي النخلة " . قال فذكرت ذلك لعمر قال لان تكون قلت هي النخلة احب الى من كذا وكذا