حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي الْحَكَمِ الْغِفَارِيَّ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي عَنْ عَمِّ أَبِي رَافِعِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْغِفَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ أَرْمِي نَخْلًا لِلْأَنْصَارِ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقِيلَ إِنَّ هَا هُنَا غُلَامًا يَرْمِي نَخْلَنَا فَأُتِيَ بِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ لِمَ تَرْمِي النَّخْلَ قَالَ قُلْتُ آكُلُ قَالَ فَلَا تَرْمِي النَّخْلَ وَكُلْ مَا سَقَطَ فِي أَسَافِلِهَا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسِي وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَشْبِعْ بَطْنَهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Amr Ghafari, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I was throwing stones at the dates of an Ansari, while I was still a boy. Then the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was informed that a boy was throwing stones at the dates. Then I was brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said to me: O boy! Why were you throwing stones at the dates? I said: I was doing so to eat. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do not throw stones at the dates, but eat from those dates which have fallen to the ground. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed his hand over my head and said: O Allah! Satisfy his stomach.