22/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1552d — Charity Until Resurrection
The Virtue of Planting and Cultivating
Planting Trees as Charity Until Resurrection
Sahih Muslim : 1552d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1552d
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ حَائِطًا فَقَالَ " يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ مَنْ غَرَسَ هَذَا النَّخْلَ أَمُسْلِمٌ أَمْ كَافِرٌ " . فَقَالَتْ بَلْ مُسْلِمٌ . قَالَ " فَلاَ يَغْرِسُ الْمُسْلِمُ غَرْسًا فَيَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ إِنْسَانٌ وَلاَ دَابَّةٌ وَلاَ طَيْرٌ إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ صَدَقَةً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited the orchard of Umm Ma'sud and said: Umm Ma'bad. he who has planted this tree, is he a Muslim or a non-Muslim? She said: Of course, he is a Muslim, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: No Muslim who plants (trees) and from their fruits the human beings or the beasts or birds eat, but that would be taken as an act of charity on the Day of Resurrection.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1552dIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 10USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3767
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1552d
This hadith about planting trees as charity mentions the orchard of Umm Ma'bad. Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked whether the palm trees were planted by a Muslim or a non-Muslim. When she answered that the planter was a Muslim, he said that no Muslim plants trees and then humans, beasts, or birds eat from their fruits except that it is charity for him until the Day of Resurrection. The hadith highlights a lasting kind of benefit. It does not praise planting in a vague way only. It ties the reward to fruit being eaten by others. The message is direct: useful planting can become sadaqah when it feeds creation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fruit eaten from a Muslim's planting is counted as charity.
- The hadith includes humans, beasts, and birds.
- The reward is connected to benefit that continues through the tree.
- Planting something useful can have lasting value.
