Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَيْثَمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ أَيُّمَا شَجَرَةٍ أَظَلَّتْ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فَصَاحِبُهُ بِالْخِيَارِ مِنْ قَطْعِ مَا أَظَلَّ أَوْ أَكْلِ ثَمَرِهَا.
English Translation
He said: Haytham told us: Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Ash'ari told us, from al-Ala' ibn al-Harith, from Makhul, raising it [to the Prophet], who said: 'Whatever tree overshadows a people, its owner has the choice between cutting off what it overshadows or [allowing] its fruit to be eaten.'