22/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1553a — Planting and Farming Charity
The Virtue of Planting and Cultivating
Planting and Farming Charity Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1553a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1553a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا أَوْ يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ طَيْرٌ أَوْ إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٌ إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ بِهِ صَدَقَةٌ " .
Anas Narrated from:
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying Never does a Muslim plant trees or cultivate land and birds or a man or a beast eat out of them but that is a charity on his behalf.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1553aIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 12USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3769
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1553a
This hadith about planting and farming charity is narrated by Anas. Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that no Muslim plants trees or cultivates land, and then a bird, a human, or a beast eats from it, except that it is charity for him. The wording is easy to understand and very practical. It joins planting trees and growing crops together under the same idea of sadaqah. The benefit does not have to reach only people. Birds and animals are also named in the hadith. This makes farming, gardening, and planting feel like acts that can carry reward when they feed living creatures.
What we learn from this hadith
- Planting trees and growing crops can become charity.
- The hadith mentions birds, humans, and beasts as beneficiaries.
- Useful food production has spiritual value when others benefit.
- The planter's reward is tied to what is eaten from the crop or tree.
