Sahih Muslim Book - 50, Hadith - 7102

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « أَخْبِرُونِى بِشَجَرَةٍ شِبْهِ أَوْ كَالرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ لاَ يَتَحَاتُّ وَرَقُهَا ». قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَعَلَّ مُسْلِمًا قَالَ وَتُؤْتِى أُكُلَهَا. وَكَذَا وَجَدْتُ عِنْدَ غَيْرِى أَيْضًا وَلاَ تُؤْتِى أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ. قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَوَقَعَ فِى نَفْسِى أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ وَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمَانِ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ أَوْ أَقُولَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لأَنْ تَكُونَ قُلْتَهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said: 'Tell me of a tree which is like a Muslim: Its leaves do not wither."' Ibrahim said: "Perhaps (Imam) Muslim said: 'It constantly bears fruit.' But I also found that someone else said: 'It does not constantly bear fruit."' Ibn 'Umar said: "It occurred to me that it was the date palm, but I saw Abu Bakr and 'Umar not saying anything so I did not want to say anything. Then 'Umar said: 'If you had said it, that would be dearer to me than such and such."' Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Sufyan, who reported the text from Imam Muslim.