English translation
2359, 2360. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubair: An Ansārī man quarrelled with Az-Zubair in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ about the Harra canals which were used for irrigating the date-palms. The Ansārī man said to Az-Zubair, "Let the water pass", but Az-Zubair refused to do so. So, the case was brought before the Prophet ﷺ who said to Az-Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then let the water pass to your neighbour." On that the Ansārī got angry and said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Is it because he (i.e., Zubair) is your aunt's son?" On that the colour of the face of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ changed (because of anger) and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits round the trees." Zubair said, "By Allāh, I think that the following Verse was revealed on this occasion: