English Translation

Hadrat Samura b. Jundub told that he had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of the Ansar who had his family with him. Hadrat Samura used to go in, and as the Ansari was annoyed by this he went and mentioned the matter to the Noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). He asked him to sell it (. i.e. he asked Hadrat Samura to sell his row of palm-trees), but he refused, so he asked him to take something else in exchange, but he refused. He then said, “Give it to him and you can have such and such,” mentioning something with which he tried to please him, but he refused. He therefore told him he was a nuisance and told the Ansari to go and cut down his palm-trees. Abu Dawud transmitted it.