Hadith #46
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ سَمِعْتُ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ كُهَيْلٍ يَذْكُرُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَ
يْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ شَجَرَةً يُنْتَفَعُ بِهَا مِثْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِ هِيَ الَّتِي لَا يُنْفَضُ وَرَقُهَا قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ فَفَرِقْتُ مِنْ عُمَرَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ بَعْدُ يَقُولُ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ
Isnad Chain
أسود
شريك
سلمة بن كهيل يذكر
مجاهد
ابن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Aswad, from Sharik, from Salama ibn Kuhayl, from Mujahid — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I know a tree whose usefulness is like that of the believer — it is the one that does not shed its leaves.' Ibn 'Umar said: 'I wanted to say it was the date palm, but I felt too shy before 'Umar. Then later I heard him say: "It is the date palm."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 46
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5684
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42074