Sahih Al Bukhari 1: Chapter 3, Hadith 61

(61) Concerning variety of words used by the narrators conveying different significations regarding the concept of narrating and which has importance for the Hadith scholars only

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً لَا يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا وَإِنَّهَا مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَحَدِّثُونِي مَا هِيَ؟ فَوَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ:‏‏‏‏ وَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ حَدِّثْنَا مَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ".

SAHIH HADITH:

Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree. Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, What is that tree, O Allah's Apostle ? He replied, It is the date-palm tree.

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Sahih Al Bukhari 1: Chapter 3, Hadith 61