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[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."  

الطبراني:١٣٥١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ صَالِحٍ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

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»  


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muslim:2811bMuḥammad b. ʿUbayd al-Ghubarī > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Ayyūb > Abū al-Khalīl al-Ḍubaʿī > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

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.  

مسلم:٢٨١١bحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ الضُّبَعِيِّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

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  

ibnhibban:245my father

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. (Using translation from Muslim 2811b)   

ابن حبّان:٢٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ» قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَتَذَاكَرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْوَادِي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رَوْعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَ فَأَرَى أَسْنَانًا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَكْشِفُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»