[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ once said while he was speaking to a man from the people of the desert, "Indeed, a man from the people of heaven sought permission from his Lord for farming. So his Lord asked him, 'Are you not able to do whatever you wish?' The man replied, 'Yes, but I prefer to engage in farming.' His Lord thus granted him permission and he planted a seed. The plant immediately grew and flourished and he harvested it. It became as huge as mountains." Then his Lord said to him, "Do as you please, O son of Adam, for nothing will ever satisfy you." The Bedouin man then said, "By Allah, you will not find him except as a Qurashi or an Ansari, as they are the people of farming. As for us, we are not its people." Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ اسْتَأْذَنَ رَبَّهُ ﷻ فِي الزَّرْعِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ ﷻ أَلَسْتَ فِيمَا شِئْتَ؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَزْرَعَ قَالَ فَبَذَرَ فَبَادَرَ الطَّرْفَ نَبَاتُهُ وَاسْتِوَاؤُهُ وَاسْتِحْصَادُهُ فَكَانَ أَمْثَالَ الْجِبَالِ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ رَبُّهُ ﷻ دُونَكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُشْبِعُكَ شَيْءٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ وَاللهِ لَا تَجِدُهُ إِلَّا قُرَشِيًّا أَوْ أَنْصَارِيًّا فَإِنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ زَرْعٍ وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَلَسْنَا بِأَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ