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bukhari:72ʿAlī > Sufyān > Lī Ibn Abū Najīḥ > Mujāhid > Ṣaḥibt Ibn ʿUmar > al-Madīnah Falam Asmaʿh

We were with the Prophet ﷺ and fresh dates of a palm tree were brought to him. On that he said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree which resembles a Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the datepalm tree but as I was the youngest of all (of them) I kept quiet. And then the Prophet ﷺ said, "It is the date-palm tree."  

البخاري:٧٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ حَدِيثًا وَاحِدًا قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الْمُسْلِمِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ  


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bukhari:2209Abū al-Walīd Hishām b. ʿAbd al-Malik > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

I was with the Prophet ﷺ while he was eating fresh dates. He said, "From the trees there is a tree which resembles a faithful believer." I wanted to say that it was the date palm, but I was the youngest among them (so I kept quiet). He added, "It is the date palm."  

البخاري:٢٢٠٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهْوَ يَأْكُلُ جُمَّارًا فَقَالَ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةٌ كَالرَّجُلِ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَحْدَثُهُمْ قَالَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ  

ahmad:4599Sufyān > Ibn Abū Najīḥ > Mujāhid > Ṣaḥibt Ibn ʿUmar > al-Madīnah Falam Asmaʿh

[Machine] "From the Prophetﷺ that there was a hadith that we were with the Prophetﷺ and a date palm tree was brought to him, so he said, 'Indeed, among the trees there is a tree like this, similar to a Muslim man.' I intended to say, 'It is the palm tree,' but then I looked and realized that I am the youngest of the people, so I kept silent. Then the Messenger of Allahﷺ said, 'It is the palm tree.'"  

أحمد:٤٥٩٩حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺإِلَّا حَدِيثًا كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارَةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ  

darimi:290Bishr b. al-Ḥakam > Sufyān > Ibn Abū Najīḥ > Mujāhid > Ṣaḥibt Ibn ʿUmar > al-Madīnah Falam Asmaʿh

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a hadith except that he said, "I was with the Prophet ﷺ , and a branch was brought to him and he said, 'From among the trees, there is a tree similar to a Muslim man.' I intended to say, 'It is the date-palm tree,' but then I looked and saw that I was the shortest among the people, so I remained silent." Umar said, "I wish you had said it, and upon me is this."  

الدارمي:٢٩٠أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحَدِيثٍ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرًا مِثْلَ الرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ» فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ قَالَ عُمَرُ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَعَلَيَّ كَذَا  

ibnhibban:244al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when a camel was brought to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "There is a blessed tree among the trees, its blessing is similar to that of a Muslim." I thought that it might be the palm tree, then I looked at the people and found that I was the tenth among them and I was the newest among them, so I remained silent. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "It is the palm tree."  

ابن حبّان:٢٤٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ أُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةٌ بَرَكَتُهَا كَالْمُسْلِمِ» قَالَ فَأُرِيتُ أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَإِذَا أَنَا عَاشِرُ عَشَرَةٍ وَأَنَا أَحْدَثُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»  

tabarani:13508[Chain 1] al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb al-Jumaḥī > Ibrāhīm b. Bashhār al-Ramādī [Chain 2] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Ibn Abū Najīḥ > Mujāhid > Ṣaḥibt Ibn ʿUmar from Makkah > al-Madīnah Falam Asmaʿh

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , except for one hadith, he said that we were with the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Verily, among the trees there is a tree which is like the likeness of a Muslim man." So, I intended to say that it is the palm tree, but then I looked and found myself to be the youngest of the people so I remained silent.  

الطبراني:١٣٥٠٨حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ الرَّمَادِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا وَاحِدًا قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ» فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ