It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that indeed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of a strong believer is like that of a date palm tree, and the example of a weak believer is like that of a young plant."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 1357
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح ، وأخرجه امثال الحديث للرامهرمزى : 36 ، مثال الحديث لابي الشيخ : 332»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a strong believer is like that of a date palm tree, and the example of a weak believer is like that of a young plant in a field."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 1358
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح ، وأخرجه امثال الحديث للرامهرمزى : 36 ، مثال الحديث لابي الشيخ : 332»
Mujahid says that I accompanied Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) between Makkah and Madinah (on the way), and he did not narrate to me any hadith from the Prophet (peace be upon him) except this single hadith, and in it was: "The example of the believer." This hadith is narrated in Hasan bin Abdur Rahman bin Khallad Ramahurmuzi's book "Kitab al-Amthal" with a chain from Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Musa from Sulaiman bin Ayyub, and in it is: "(The example of the strong believer) is like a date palm, and (the example of the weak believer) is like a young plant of a crop."