Al-Adab al-Mufrad

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me about a tree whose characteristic is like that of a Muslim. It is a tree that always bears fruit by the command of its Lord, and it does not shed its leaves." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that it occurred to me that it is the date-palm tree, but due to the presence and silence of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) in the gathering, I considered it inappropriate to speak. When both of those elders did not give any answer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is the date-palm tree." When I went out with my father, I said: Father! It had occurred to me that it was the date-palm tree. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What prevented you from telling it? If you had told it, it would have been more pleasing to me than such and such wealth. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Nothing prevented me except that you and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) were both silent, so I did not consider it appropriate to speak.