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Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari

40. The Book of Cultivation and Agriculture

مختصر صحيح البخاري

40/1 Chapter:

The superiority of sowing seeds and planting trees.

باب: فَضْلِ الزَّرْعِ وَالْغَرْسِ

1071
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (ﷺ): (مَا مِنْ مُسْلِم يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا أَوْ يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا، فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ طَيْرُ، أَوْ إِنْسَانُ، أَوْ بَهِيمَةٌ، إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ بهِ صَدَقَةٌ).
Narrated Anas bin Mâlik
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift from him." [3:513-O.B]
40/2 Chapter:

What is to be afraid of the results of indulging in the agricultural mechanical equipment, or to transgress the prescribed limits.

باب مَا يُحْذَرُ مِنْ عَوَاقِب الاشتغال بالةِ الزَّرْع أو مُجَاوَزَةِ الحَدَّ الَّذِي أُمِرَ بِهِ

1072
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى سِكَةٌ وَشَيْئًا مِنْ آلَةِ الحَرْثِ ، فَقَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ (ﷺ) يَقُولُ : (لاَ يَدْخُلُ هَذَا بَيْتَ قَوْمٍ إِلا أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ الذُّلَّ .
It is narrated that Umâma Al-Bâhili saw some agricultural equipments and said, "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: ' There is no house in which these equipment enter except that Allâh will cause humiliation to enter it. ' " [1] [3:514-O.B]
Explanation & Scholarly Notes (Sharh):
[1] This HadIth indicates that the profession of cultivation is often a source of oppression and humiliation especially under the feudal system. By indulging in this work, one may neglect Jihád in Allah's Cause and other important Allah's obligations. It is also said that this Hadith is concerned with those living near the enemies: If they got busy in agriculture and left Jihád, the enemies might overcome and humiliate them. Of course, the Hadith should not be taken literally. Farming is not undesirable itself but we should beware the results of indulging too much in it. (Fath Al-Bari, Vol 5, Page 402).
40/3 Chapter:

Keeping a watch-dog for the farm.

باب: اقْتَنَاءِ الْكَلْبِ لِلْحَرْثِ

1073
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ﷺ): (مَنْ أَمْسَكَ كَلْبًا ، فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطٌ ، إِلا كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ) .
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever keeps a dog, one of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle." [3:515-O.B]
1074
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
وعَنْهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ في رواية : إِلا كَلْبَ غَنَمٍ أَوْ حَرْثٍ أَوْ صَيْدِ).
Narrated Abu Huraira
in another quotation: Unless the dog is (used) for (guarding) sheep or farms or for hunting. [3:515-O.B]
1075
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
وعَنْهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي رواية أخرى : إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ).
Narrated Abu Huraira
in another quotation: Unless it is kept for hunting or (for guarding) cattle. [3:515-0.B]
40/4 Chapter:

Employing oxen for ploughing.

باب: اسْتِعْمَال الْبَقَرِ لِلحِرَاثَةِ

1076
Mukhtasar Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih
وعَنْهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ (ﷺ) قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى بَقَرَةِ الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَتْ : لَمْ أُخْلَقْ لِهٰذَا ، خُلِقْتُ لِلْحِرَاثَةِ، قَالَ : آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ، وَأَخَذَ الذِّئْبُ شَاةَ فَتَبِعَهَا الرَّاعِي، فَقَالَ الذِّئْبُ : مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبع، يَوْمَ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي، قالَ آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ . قَالَ الراوي عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : وَمَا هُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ في الْقَوْمِ.
Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for ploughing." "The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "I, Bakr and 'Umar believe in this story." "The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "A wolf caught a sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be no shepherd for it except I? ' After narrating it, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar too believe it. [Salama (a subnarrator) said] Abu Huraira added: " And they Bakr and 'Umar were not present then. [1] [3:517-O.B]
Explanation & Scholarly Notes (Sharh):
[1] It has been written that a wolf also spoke to a shepherd during the Prophet's lifetime near Al-Madina as narrated in Musnad Imám Ahmad in the Musnad of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Vol. 3, Page 83):

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: (While a shepherd was in his herd of sheep), suddenly a wolf attacked a sheep and took it away, the shepherd chased the wolf and took back the sheep, the wolf sat on its tail and addressed the shepherd saying: "Be afraid of Allah, you have taken the provision from me which Allah gave me". The shepherd said: "What an amazing thing! A wolf sitting on its tail speaks to me in the language of a human being". The wolf said: "Shall I tell you something more amazing than this? There is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in Yathrib (Al-MadIna) informing the people about the news of the past." Then the shepherd (after hearing that) proceeded (towards Al-MadIna) driving his sheep till he entered Al Madina, cornered his sheep in a place, and came to Allah's Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ), and informed the whole story. Allah's Messenger ordered for the proclamation of a congregational Salât (prayer) (صلاة جامعة), then he (ﷺ) came out and asked the shepherd to inform the people (about his story) and he informed them. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "He (the shepherd) has spoken the truth. By Him (Allah) in Whose Hands my soul is, the Day of Resurrection will not be established till beasts of prey (سباع) speak to the human beings, and the stick lash and the shoe-laces of a person speak to him and his thigh informs him about his family as to what happened to them after him." [Musnad Imdm Aifimad, Vol. 3, Page 83,1 in the Musnad of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri].