Respect religious teachings, be practical and moderate while following religious matters .

This hadith discusses the permissibility of cutting a lote-tree. The narrator, Hassan ibn Ibrahim, asked Hisham ibn Urwah about the cutting of a lote tree when he was leaning against the house of Urwah. Hisham replied that there was no harm in it as he pointed out the doors and leaves made from the lote tree which were cut by Urwah himself. Humayd's version adds that someone said at Mecca that Prophet Muhammad cursed him who cuts a lote tree but Hisham said this was an innovation from them not from Prophet Muhammad. This hadith teaches us that it is permissible to cut a lote tree for practical purposes such as making furniture or other items but one should not bring any innovations in religion which are not supported by Prophet Muhammad's teachings or Quran itself.