Hazrat Basheer bin Naheek (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The example of a weak believer is like that of an unripe crop. The wind sometimes bends it, and sometimes makes it stand upright. The narrator says: I asked, "And what is the example of a strong believer?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: His example is like that of a date palm tree which bears its fruit whenever anyone is under its shade, and the wind never bends it.