\nNarrated Ibn `Umar:\n \n\nWhile we were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he said, "Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its \nleaves do not fall and it does not, and does not, and does not, and it gives its fruits every now and \nthen." It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and `Umar \nsaying nothing, I disliked to speak. So when they did not say anything, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is the \ndate-palm tree." When we got up (from that place), I said to `Umar, "O my father! By Allah, it came \nto my mind that it must be the date palm tree." `Umar said, "What prevented you from speaking" I \nreplied, "I did not see you speaking, so I misliked to speak or say anything." `Umar then said, "If you \nhad said it, it would have been dearer to me than so-and-so."\n

\nNarrated Ibn `Umar:\n \n\nWhile we were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he said, "Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its \nleaves do not fall and it does not, and does not, and does not, and it gives its fruits every now and \nthen." It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and `Umar \nsaying nothing, I disliked to speak. So when they did not say anything, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is the \ndate-palm tree." When we got up (from that place), I said to `Umar, "O my father! By Allah, it came \nto my mind that it must be the date palm tree." `Umar said, "What prevented you from speaking" I \nreplied, "I did not see you speaking, so I misliked to speak or say anything." `Umar then said, "If you \nhad said it, it would have been dearer to me than so-and-so."\n

\nحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخْبِرُونِي بِشَجَرَةٍ تُشْبِهُ أَوْ كَالرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ لاَ يَتَحَاتُّ وَرَقُهَا وَلاَ وَلاَ وَلاَ، تُؤْتِي أُكْلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ، وَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمَانِ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَقُولُوا شَيْئًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا قُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ يَا أَبَتَاهُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ قَالَ لَمْ أَرَكُمْ تَكَلَّمُونَ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ أَوْ أَقُولَ شَيْئًا‏.‏ قَالَ عُمَرُ لأَنْ تَكُونَ قُلْتَهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا‏.‏