English translation
6122. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of a believer is like a green tree, the leaves of which do not fall." The people said, "It is such and such tree, it is such and such tree (i.e., they were making a guess about that tree)." I intended to say that it was the date-palm tree, but I was a young boy and felt shy (to answer). The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is the date-palm tree." Ibn 'Umar added, "I told that to 'Umar who said, 'Had you said it, I would have preferred it to such and such a thing.'"