#7102

Ibn Umar reported:We were'in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he said: Tell me of a tree which has resemblance to a Muslim and the leaves of which do not wither. Ibrahim said that perhaps Imam Muslim had stated like this: It constantly bears fruit but I have, however, seen [It does not bear fruit constantly]. Ibn Umar said: It crossed my mind that it could be the date-palm tree, but as I saw Aba Bakr and Umar observe silence, I did not deem it fit that I should speak or I should say something. 'Umar said: Had you said so, it would have been dearer to me than such and such thing

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا ابو اسامة، حدثنا عبيد الله بن عمر، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر، قال كنا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " اخبروني بشجرة شبه او كالرجل المسلم لا يتحات ورقها " . قال ابراهيم لعل مسلما قال وتوتي اكلها . وكذا وجدت عند غيري ايضا ولا توتي اكلها كل حين . قال ابن عمر فوقع في نفسي انها النخلة ورايت ابا بكر وعمر لا يتكلمان فكرهت ان اتكلم او اقول شييا فقال عمر لان تكون قلتها احب الى من كذا وكذا