حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ مَثَلَ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ شَجَرَةٍ لَا يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا فَمَا هِيَ قَالَ فَقَالُوا وَقَالُوا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4859
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "The likeness of the believer is that of a tree whose leaves do not fall. What is it?" They mentioned various things, but did not get it right. I wanted to say that it is the palm tree, but i felt shy. Then the Prophet (PBUH) said: "It is the palm tree."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020