Sahih Al Bukhari 1: Chapter 3, Hadith 72

(72) (The superiority of) comprehending knowledge

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا وَاحِدًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الْمُسْلِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ:‏‏‏‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَسَكَتُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ".

SAHIH HADITH:

Narrated Ibn `Umar: We were with the Prophet and fresh dates of a palm tree were brought to him. On that he said, Amongst the trees, there is a tree which resembles a Muslim. I wanted to say that it was the datepalm tree but as I was the youngest of all (of them) I kept quiet. And then the Prophet said, It is the date-palm tree.

REFERENCE:

Sahih Al Bukhari 1: Chapter 3, Hadith 72