عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ قَتَلَ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا أَوْ أَحْرَقَ نَخْلًا أَوْ قَطَعَ شَجَرَةً مُثْمِرَةً أَوْ ذَبَحَ شَاةً لِإِهَابِهَا لَمْ يَرْجِعْ كَفَافًا
Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever kills a small child or an old man, or burns date-palm trees, or cuts down a fruit-bearing tree, or slaughters a goat for its skin, then he will not return from this jihad with any reward at all.