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Sahih al-Bukhari 2209 (Book 34, Hadith 155) #2118
The Date Palm and the Faithful Believer

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was eating fresh dates and compared it to a faithful believer.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I was with the Prophet while he was eating fresh dates. He said, "From the trees there is a tree which resembles a faithful believer". I wanted to say that it was the date palm, but I was the youngest among them (so I kept quiet). He added, "It is the date palm".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ وَهْوَ يَأْكُلُ جُمَّارًا، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةٌ كَالرَّجُلِ الْمُؤْمِنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ‏.‏ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَحْدَثُهُمْ قَالَ ‏"‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ

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dates  *  palm  *  believer  *  trees  *  altin  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for strength & resilience in faithfulness towards Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was eating fresh dates when he made a comparison between a date palm tree and a faithful believer. He said that from all of the trees, there is one that resembles a faithful believer, which he then revealed to be the date palm tree. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to be like date palms in our faithfulness and dedication to Allah SWT. Date palms are known for their strength, resilience, and ability to survive in harsh conditions; similarly, believers should also have these qualities in their faithfulness towards Allah SWT. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us about humility as Ibn 'Umar was hesitant to answer even though he knew what the answer was because of his young age.

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