22/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1553b — Palm Trees and Charity
The Virtue of Planting and Cultivating
Palm Trees and Charity in Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1553b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1553b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ نَخْلاً لأُمِّ مُبَشِّرٍ - امْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ غَرَسَ هَذَا النَّخْلَ أَمُسْلِمٌ أَمْ كَافِرٌ " . قَالُوا مُسْلِمٌ . بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِهِمْ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited the date-palms of Umm Mubashshir (Allah be pleased with her), a lady from the Ansar, and said: Who planted this palm-a Muslim or an unbelievers The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1553bIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3770
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1553b
This narration reports that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) entered the palm-grove of Umm Mubashshir, a woman from the Ansar. He asked who planted the palm trees: a Muslim or an unbeliever. The people answered that a Muslim had planted them. The rest of the hadith is said to be like the other reports. Based on the wording connected to it, the core topic is the hadith about planting trees as charity. This entry is important because it links the same teaching to a real orchard scene. It keeps the focus on palm trees, planting, and the benefit that comes when living beings eat from what a Muslim planted.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked who planted the palm trees.
- The report connects the palm-grove to the teaching of planting as charity.
- The narration identifies Umm Mubashshir as a woman from the Ansar.
- The wording is linked to the same meaning found in the related reports.
