Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone cuts the lote-tree, Allah brings him headlong into Hell. Abu Dawud was asked about the meaning of this tradition. He said: This is a brief tradition. It means that if anyone cuts uselessly, unjustly and without any right a lote-tree under the shade of which travellers and beasts take shelter, Allah will bring him into Hell headlong.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب السلام / 5239
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (2970), وللحديث شواھد كثيرة عند البيھقي (6/141 وسنده حسن) وغيره