22/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1552c — Reward for Planting
The Virtue of Planting and Cultivating
Reward for Planting and Cultivating
Sahih Muslim : 1552c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1552c
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَغْرِسُ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ غَرْسًا وَلاَ زَرْعًا فَيَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ سَبُعٌ أَوْ طَائِرٌ أَوْ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ فِيهِ أَجْرٌ " . وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ طَائِرٌ شَىْءٌ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: Never does a Muslim plant, or cultivate, but has reward for him for what the beasts eat, or the birds eat or anything else eats out of that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1552cIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 9USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3766
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1552c
This hadith about reward for planting is short but full of meaning. Jabir b. Abdullah reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say that no Muslim plants or cultivates except that there is reward for him when beasts, birds, or anything else eats from it. The focus is on the benefit that reaches living creatures through a Muslim's planting or cultivation. The wording does not limit the reward only to humans. It includes animals and birds too. This makes the hadith a strong reminder that small acts of benefit can matter. A tree, a crop, or a field may serve others in ways the planter may not even see.
What we learn from this hadith
- A Muslim may receive reward from what others eat from his planting.
- The hadith mentions beasts, birds, and anything else that eats from it.
- Cultivation is presented as a beneficial act.
- The reward is linked to real benefit reaching living creatures.
