Tell me about a tree which has resemblance with a believer. The people began to mention (different) trees of the forest. Ibn 'Umar said: It was instilled in my mind or in my heart and it stuck therein that it implied the date- palm tree. I made up my mind to make a mention of that but could not do that because of the presence of the elderly people there. When there was a hush amongst them (after they had expressed their views), Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: It Is the date-palm tree.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا لأَصْحَابِهِ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَذْكُرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رُوعِيَ أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا فَإِذَا أَسْنَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا سَكَتُوا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Tell me about a tree whose example is like that of a believer." So, people started mentioning a tree from the trees of the valleys, and I thought to myself that it is the date palm tree. I wanted to say it, but then saw the people's teeth, so I hesitated, fearing that they may detest it. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is the date palm tree."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ» فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَذْكُرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْوَادِي فَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَ فَأَرَى أَسْنَانًا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَهَابُ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»