[13].Surah Ar-Ra'd [The Thunder] : Ayat4

Ayat 4. And in the earth are neighboring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops (fields etc.), and date-palms, growing out two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm ), watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things, there are Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs) for the people who understand.     

Hazrat Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "When a Muslim plants a tree, whatever is eaten from it is charity from him and whatever is stolen is charity and whatever is subtracted from it is charity". 

[Muslim Book 010, Chapter 23, Hadith # 3764]. 

 

Another narration says: "If a Muslim plants a tree, or sows a field and men and beasts and birds eat from it, all of it is charity from him".

[Muslim Book 010, Chapter 23, Hadith # 3766]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Ar-Ra'd Ayat 04. "some of them We make more excellent than others to eat." This Hadith highlights the importance of gardening and agriculture. It is also one of the merits of these two occupations that if someone patiently bears the loss that he suffers due to pilferage or theft of their produce, he is rewarded for it.