Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 360

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Tell me about a tree that resembles the Muslim. It yields its fruit at every time by its Lord’s permission, and it does not shed its leaves. I thought of the date palm, but hesitated to speak because Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) were present. When neither of them spoke, the Prophet said, ‘It is the date palm.’ When I went out with my father, I said, ‘Father, the date palm came to mind.’ He asked, ‘What kept you from saying it? Had you said it, that would have been dearer to me than such-and-such.’ I replied, ‘Nothing kept me back except that I did not see you or Abu Bakr speak, and I disliked speaking.’