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2298. It was narrated that Abu Bishr Ja'far bin Abu Iyâs said: "I heard 'Abbâd bin Shurahbil, a man from Banu Ghubar, say: 'We suffered a year of famine, and I came to Al-Madinah. I came to one of its gardens and took an ear of corn, I rubbed it, ate some and put the rest in my garment. The owner of the garden came and beat me and took my garment. I came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him (what had happened). He said to the man: "You did not feed him when he was hungry and you did not teach him when he was ignorant.'" Then the Prophet ﷺ told him to give back his garment and ordered that a Wasq or half a Wasq of food be brought to him." (Sahih)
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A needy person may take something to fulfill his need from someone's field or garden; but he is not allowed to carry anything away with him.
The person who committed a mistake should be treated well after discovering his circumstances and dealing with his mistake.
The noble Prophet ﷺ did not punish the owner of the field because he was right; but he ﷺ showed that his way of dealing was wrong.
