What is the authenticity of the following narration?
“Whoever plants a tree and it bears fruit, Allah Ta’ala will reward him for every fruit the number of fruits the tree bears”
Answer:
Imam Ibn Shahin (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with a weak chain, that gains support from the Hadith cited below.
(At Targhib Fi Fadailil A’amal, Hadith: 456. Refer: Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 2 pg. 407, number: 4209 and Taqribut Tahdhib: 3444)
Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim (rahimahumallah) have recorded the following narration on the virtue of planting:
Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Any Muslim who plants a tree or vegetation will be rewarded for every bird, human or animal that eats from that plantation”
See the reference here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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