وَعَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا، كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارَةٍ فَقَالَ: ”إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ“، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ: هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ، فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ“
It is narrated from Mujahid, he says: I traveled with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) up to Madinah Munawwarah. During the journey, I heard only one hadith from him. He said: We were present with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the pulp of a date palm was presented. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the trees, there is a tree whose example is like that of a Muslim. I wanted to say that this tree refers to the date palm, but I saw that I was the youngest among those present in the gathering, so I remained silent. Later, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said that it is the date palm.