Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32360 — Book of Faith

Bashir bin Nahik (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The example of the weak believer is that of a tender crop. At times the wind bends it, and at times it sets it upright." The narrator said: I asked: "And the example of the strong believer?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "His example is that of the date palm, which yields its fruit at all times, with that shade of its own, and the wind never bends it."