English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is like a green tree, the leaves of which do not fall." The people said. "It is such-and-such tree It is such-and-such tree." I intended to say that it was the datepalm tree, but I was a young boy and felt shy (to answer). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is the date-palm tree." Ibn `Umar added, " I told that to `Umar who said, 'Had you said it, I would have preferred it to such-and such a thing."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَارِبُ بْنُ دِثَارٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "
مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ لَا يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا وَلَا يَتَحَاتُّ
" ، فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ : هِيَ شَجَرَةُ كَذَا هِيَ شَجَرَةُ كَذَا ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ شَابٌّ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ ، فَقَالَ : " هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ " وَعَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا خُبَيْبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، مِثْلَهُ . وَزَادَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ : لَوْ كُنْتَ قُلْتَهَا لَكَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا .