The Blessed Tree

Abu 'Ubaidah said:  I was told about Ibn 'Omar that he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Amongst the trees, there is a tree, whose leaves do not fall and is like the faithful Muslim. Tell me what it is.' "He said, "The people mentioned different kinds of desert trees. And I thought of the date palm tree but I felt shy to speak up. Then they said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell us what it is.’ He said: ‘It is the blessed date palm tree. It gives its produce every season by the leave of its Lord.’"

Related by Al-Rabii ibn Habib (Al Jami' Al Sahih, Hadith No: 703)