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(2) 3303. Ḥafṣ bin Ghiyāth narrated: "Ḥabīb bin Abī 'Amrah narrated to us, from Sa'eed bin Jubair, from Ibn 'Abbās, regarding the saying of Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime: What you cut down of the Līnah, or you left of them standing on their trunks – he said: "The Līnah is the date-palms.' That He might disgrace the rebellious."[2] He said: 'They were forced from their forts.' And they were ordered to cut down the date-palms, that caused some hesitation in their chests, so the Muslims said: "We cut some of them, and we left some of them, so let us ask the
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ if we are to be rewarded for those that we cut down, and if we will be burdened for what we left?" So Allāh [Most High] revealed the Āyah: What you cut down of the Līnah, or you left of them standing on their trunks."[1] (Sahīh)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. Some of them reported this Hadīth from Hāṣh bin Ghiyāth, from Ḥabīb bin Abī 'Amrah from Sa'eed bin Jubair in Mursal form, without mentioning: "from Ibn 'Abbās" in it. That was narrated to us by 'Abdullāh bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān (who said): "Hārūn bin Mu'āwiyah narrated to us, from Hāṣh bin Ghiyāth, from Ḥabīb bin Abī 'Amrah from Sa'eed bin Jubair from the Prophet ﷺ" in Mursal form.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] Muḥammad bin Ismā'īl heard this Hadīth from me.
به.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Hashr 59:5.
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[2] Al-Hashr 59:5.
Commentary
For the purpose of battlefield tactics, the trees that were required for cutting were cut down, and those not required were left; because the destruction and devastation of the orchards entirely depended on the battlefield needs. If the war strategy does not require it, then destroying even the smallest things of the enemies is unlawful.
