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2867. Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indeed there is a tree that does not shed its foliage, and it is similar to the believer. Can any of you tell me what it is?" 'Abdullāh said: "The people started thinking about the trees of the desert. And it occurred to me that it may be the date-palm." Then the Prophet ﷺ said: "It is the date-palm." But I was shy – meaning to say anything." 'Abdullāh said: "So I informed 'Umar about what I had thought of, and he said: 'If you had said it, that would be more beloved to me than this or that.'" (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih, There is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah [may Allāh be pleased with him].
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Commentary
This Hadīth tells that sometimes older people cannot remember something, but the mind of a younger person recalls it; so if a younger person knows something he should not hesitate to say it out of shyness and hesitation.
