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btw, there was also an incident where the prophet PBUH told farmers in a particular area not to tamper with the fertilizing and harvest and as a result they lost all the crop and he apologized to them and enabled them to do as they were doing..
let me find the hadith...
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Hulk
I haven't read the actual hadith before but from what I have been told I think it was sort of like a situation where the Prophet pbuh was commenting about something they were doing and because of the comment they decided to do something else and when the crop was lost I think he told them something along the lines of "You know better about your work/affairs than I do".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الرُّومِيِّ الْيَمَامِيُّ، وَعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ، جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمَّارٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّجَاشِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَهُمْ يَأْبُرُونَ النَّخْلَ يَقُولُونَ يُلَقِّحُونَ النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ " مَا تَصْنَعُونَ " . قَالُوا كُنَّا نَصْنَعُهُ قَالَ " لَعَلَّكُمْ لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ خَيْرًا " . فَتَرَكُوهُ فَنَفَضَتْ أَوْ فَنَقَصَتْ - قَالَ - فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ إِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ دِينِكُمْ فَخُذُوا بِهِ وَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ رَأْىٍ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ " . قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا . قَالَ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ فَنَفَضَتْ . وَلَمْ يَشُكَّ
Sahih Muslim: English reference: Book 30, Hadith 5831, Arabic reference: Book 44, Hadith 6276
Source:
http://www.sunnah.com/urn/363140
حدثنا علي بن محمد حدثنا عبيد الله بن موسى عن إسرائيل عن سماك أنه سمع موسى بن طلحة بن عبيد الله يحدث عن أبيه قال مررت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في نخل فرأى قوما يلقحون النخل فقال ما يصنع هؤلاء قالوا يأخذون من الذكر فيجعلونه في الأنثى قال ما أظن ذلك يغني شيئا فبلغهم فتركوه فنزلوا عنها فبلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال إنما هو الظن إن كان يغني شيئا فاصنعوه فإنما أنا بشر مثلكم وإن الظن يخطئ ويصيب ولكن ما قلت لكم قال الله فلن أكذب على الله
Sunan Ibn Maajah Hadeeth 2470 Source:
http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/d...k_no=54&ID=874
Translations of three narrations from saheeh Muslim:
1. Hadîth #2361 – narrated from Talhah b. `Ubayd Allah:
I was with Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) when we passed by some people who were tending the tops of their date palms. He asked: “What are these people doing?”
(Some people) replied: “They are pollinating the trees by bringing the male parts into contact with the female parts.” Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “I do not think that this brings any benefit.”
They were informed of this and abandoned the practice. Then Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) was informed of their abandoning it and said: “If that will benefit them, then they should practice it. Indeed I only ventured a thought. Do not hold me account to what I think. However, when I speak to you about anything regarding Allah, then accept it, for indeed I never speak falsely about Allah the Almighty.”
2. Hadîth #2362 – narrated from Râfi` b. Khurayj:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) had come to Madînah while they were cross-pollinating their date palms. He asked: “What are these people doing?”
They replied: “This is something that has been our practice.” He said: “Maybe if you were not to do so, it would be good.”
So they abandoned it and the crop that resulted was impoverished. They mentioned this to him and he said: “I am only a human being. When I command you with something regarding your religion, accept it. When I command you with something from my own opinion, then I am only a human being.”
`Ikrimah (one of the hadîth’s narrators) said: “He said that or something to that effect.”
3. Hadîth #2363 – narrated from Anas:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by some people who were busy with pollination and said: “If they would not do this, then it would still come out right.”
The date crop that resulted was of a very poor quality. Then he passed by them and asked: “What is with your date palms?”
They said: “You had told us such-and-such…”
He said: “You know best the affairs of your worldly life.”
http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1691