A man said, "Messenger of Allah, so-and-so has a palm tree, and I want it to complete the boundary of my garden. Order him to give it to me so I can straighten my wall."The Prophet ﷺ said to the owner, "Give it to him in exchange for a palm tree in Paradise."But the man refused.Then Abu al-Dahdah came to him and said, "Sell me your palm tree in exchange for my entire garden."He agreed. So Abu al-Dahdah went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have purchased that palm tree in exchange for my garden. Give it to him, for I have given it to you."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "How many heavy, laden clusters of dates await Abu al-Dahdah in Paradise!" He repeated this several times.Then Abu al-Dahdah went to his wife and said, "Umm al-Dahdah, leave the garden, for I have sold it for a palm tree in Paradise."She replied, "What a profitable deal!" or words to that effect.
أن رجلا قال يا رسول الله، إن لفلان نخلة وأنا أقيم حائطي بها فأمره أن يعطيني حتى أقيم حائطي بها فقال له النبي ﷺ: أعطها إياه بنخلة في الجنة. فأبى فأتاه أبو الدحداح فقال: بعني نخلتك بحائطي ففعل، فأتى النبي ﷺ فقال: يا رسول الله، إني قد ابتعت النخلة بحائطي. قال: فاجعلها له، فقد أعطيتكها. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: كم من عذق رداح لأبي الدحداح في الجنة! - قالها مرارا- قال: فأتى امرأته فقال: يا أم الدحداح اخرجي من الحائط فإني قد بعته بنخلة في الجنة. فقالت: ربح البيع! أو كلمة تشبهها.
Narrated by Imam Ahmad (12482), and Tabarani in al-Kabir (22/762), and Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (7159), and Hakim (2/20), all of them from the hadith of Hammad bin Salama, from Thabit, from Anas, as mentioned. The wording is Ahmad's. Its chain of transmission is sahih. Hakim said, "Sahih according to the criterion of Muslim."As for his saying "idhq" with a kasrah, it means a branch, and with a fatha it means a palm tree. And his saying "ridah" means heavy, due to the abundance of fruit it contains.