Dawud ibn Abi Dawud said, "'Abdullah ibn Salam said to me, 'If you
hear that the Dajjal has come out while you are planting young palm trees,
it is not too late to plant it, for people will still have livelihood
after that."
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "If the Final Hour comes while you have a shoot of a plant
in your hands and it is possible to plant it before the Hour comes, you
should plant it."
Hanash ibn al-Harith reported that his father said, "One of our
men had a mare which became pregnant which he then slaughtered, saying,
'Will I live long enough to ride this horse?' Then we received 'Umar's
letter telling us to attend to the provision that Allah has given us in
order to make it thrive since there is still time in the business."
