A client of Saad said “Saad found some slaves from the slaves of Madina cutting the trees of Madina. ” So, he took away their property and said to their patrons “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibiting to cut any tree of Madina”. He said “If anyone cuts any one of them, what is taken from him will belong to the one who seizes him. ”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب المناسك / 2038
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, مولي لسعد مجھول (وانظر فتح الملك المعبود 2/ 247) ولم أجد من وثقه, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 78
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبو داود، ( تحفة الأشراف: 3951) (صحیح) » (متابعات سے تقویت پا کر یہ روایت صحیح ہے، مؤلف کی سند میں دو علتیں ہیں : صالح کا اختلاط اور مولی لسعد کا مبہم ہونا)
1؎: This is as a rebuke and reproach, then he should return it; this is the opinion of most scholars. Some scholars, however, have said that he should not return it.