14/54. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1287 — Eating Fruit Without Carrying
What Has Been Related About The Permission For Eating Fruit For The Passerby
Hadith About Eating Fruit From an Orchard
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1287
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1287
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ دَخَلَ حَائِطًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَلاَ يَتَّخِذْ خُبْنَةً " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَعَبَّادِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ وَرَافِعِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَعُمَيْرٍ مَوْلَى آبِي اللَّحْمِ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاِبْنِ السَّبِيلِ فِي أَكْلِ الثِّمَارِ وَكَرِهَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلاَّ بِالثَّمَنِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Enters An Orchard Then Let Him Eat, But Not Take Any In His Garment." [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Abdullah Bin 'Amr, 'Abbad Bin Shurahbil, Rafi' Bin 'Amr, 'Umair The Freed Slave Of Abi Al-Lahm, And Abu Hurairah. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Ibn 'Umar Is Gharib Hadith. We Do Not Know Of It From This Route Except From Yahya Bin Sulaim. Some Of The People Of Knowledge Have Permitted The Wayfarer To Eat From The Fruits, And Some Of Them Disliked It Without Paying.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1287In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 89English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1287
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1287
This Hadith deals with need, property, and restraint. Ibn Umar reports that the Prophet said whoever enters an orchard may eat, but should not take any in his garment. The text then mentions other narrations on this topic and notes that this route is gharib. Abu Eisa also says some people of knowledge allowed a wayfarer to eat from fruits, while others disliked it without payment. The main message in the Hadith wording is measured: eating is mentioned, but carrying fruit away is not allowed. It teaches that need does not open the door to taking more than what is allowed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Eating is mentioned in the report, but carrying fruit away is forbidden.
- Need should be handled with restraint, not with taking extra.
- The text notes scholarly difference about eating fruits without paying.
