Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) was planting a sapling one day in Damascus when a man passed by him and said, "You are a companion of the Prophet, and yet you are doing this work?" He replied, "Do not be hasty; I heard the Prophet say that whoever plants a sapling, and whatever a human or any creature of Allah eats from it, it becomes charity for him." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / من مسند القبائل / 27506
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:صحيح لغيره، وهذا إسناد ضعيف من أجل بقية ، وهو يدلس تدليس التسوية