Rafi‘ bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I used to throw stones at the date-palm trees of the Ansar. They caught me and took me to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He asked: “Rafi‘! Why do you throw stones at their date-palm trees?” I replied: O Messenger of Allah! Because of hunger. He said: “Do not throw stones. Eat what falls by itself. May Allah make you satisfied and quenched.” © Imam Tirmidhi says:
This hadith is hasan gharib.
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(In the chain of narration, both "Salih" and his father "Abu Jubair" are unknown (majhool), and in the chain of Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, "Ibn Abi Al-Hakam" is unknown (majhool), and furthermore, his grandmother is unspecified (mubham).)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1288