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Sahih Muslim 2811b

Chapter: The Likeness Of The Believer Is That Of A Date Palm

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2811b

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، الضُّبَعِيِّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا لأَصْحَابِهِ ‏"‏

أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَذْكُرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رُوعِيَ أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا فَإِذَا أَسْنَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا سَكَتُوا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ‏"

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) one day said to his Companions:

Tell me about a tree which has resemblance with a believer. The people began to mention (different) trees of the forest. Ibn 'Umar said: It was instilled in my mind or in my heart and it stuck therein that it implied the date- palm tree. I made up my mind to make a mention of that but could not do that because of the presence of the elderly people there. When there was a hush amongst them (after they had expressed their views), Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: It Is the date-palm tree.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2811b).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( قَالَ اِبْن عُمَر : وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رُوعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَة , فَجَعَلْت أُرِيد أَنْ أَقُولهَا , فَإِذَا أَسْنَان الْقَوْم فَأَهَاب أَنْ أَتَكَلَّم ) الرُّوع هُنَا بِضَمِّ الرَّاء , وَهُوَ النَّفْس وَالْقَلْب وَالْخَلَد , وَأَسْنَان الْقَوْم يَعْنِي كِبَارهمْ وَشُيُوخهمْ. قَوْله : ( فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ ) هُوَ بِضَمِّ الْجِيم وَتَشْدِيد الْمِيم , وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُؤْكَل مِنْ قَلْب النَّخْل يَكُون لَيِّنًا. قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا سَيْف قَالَ : سَمِعْت مُجَاهِدًا ) هَكَذَا صَوَابه ( سَيْف ) قَالَ الْقَاضِي : وَوَقَعَ فِي نُسْخَة ( سُفْيَان ) وَهُوَ غَلَط , بَلْ هُوَ سَيْف قَالَ الْبُخَارِيّ : وَكِيع يَقُول : هُوَ سَيْف أَبُو سُلَيْمَان , وَابْن الْمُبَارَك يَقُول : سَيْف…

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  • الإيمان لابن منده (186)أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ، فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَذكرونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي ، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : فَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رَوْعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا فَأَرَى أَسْنَانَ الْقَوْمِ فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا سَك
  • تعظيم قدر الصلاة للمروزي (685)أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ؟ ! فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَذْكُرُونَ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي ، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : وَأُلْقِيَ فِي نَفْسِي ، أَوْ رُوعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا فَأَرَى أَسْنَانَ الْقَوْمِ ، فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ ،

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