It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Commander of the Believers Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent him to estimate the date harvest and instructed him: "When you come to a piece of land, estimate its produce, and (when calculating the zakah) leave for the owners as much as they themselves eat."
The chain of this report is sahih (authentic) and it is mawquf; however, the hadith scholars have also narrated it with this same chain, through Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as marfu' (attributed to the Prophet).
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الزكاة / 922
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح، موقوف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :قال ابن حجر: إِسْنَادُهُ صَحِيحٌ ، وَهُوَ مَوْقُوفٌ ، وَقَدْ أَخْرَجُوا بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، عَنْ سَهْلٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَرْفُوعًا . » «أخرجه الحاكم فى «مستدركه» برقم: 1469، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 7537، 7538، وأورده ابن حجر فى "المطالب العالية"، 922، وأخرجه عبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 7221، 7222، وأخرجه ابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 10663، 37364، وأخرجه الطحاوي فى «شرح معاني الآثار» برقم: 3098»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man to a certain people (to collect zakah and sadaqah), and he wronged them in the matter of their date-palm orchards. So those people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "So-and-so came to us and wronged us in estimating our date harvest." At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When I sent him, he was certainly a trustworthy man in my view. Now, if you wish, take (yourselves) recompense for the wrong he did you, and if you wish, we ourselves will take that wealth from him and return it to you." They said: "This is the very truth, and it is by the truth that the heavens and the earth stand."
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الزكاة / 923
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :لم يذكر حكمًا صريحًا على الإسناد. » «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»