أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ ، عَنْ
مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا لأَصْحَابِهِ : " أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ " ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَتَذَاكَرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْوَادِي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رَوْعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَ ، فَأَرَى أَسْنَانًا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ ، فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ ، فَلَمْ يَكْشِفُوا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ " .
Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One day the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said to his companions: Tell me about a tree whose example is like that of a believing servant. The narrator says: People began discussing various trees of the forest. Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: It occurred to me that it could be the date palm tree. At first, I was about to say this, but when I considered the ages of those present, I did not have the courage to speak. No one could answer this question, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: It is the date palm tree.