Hadith 2362

The land nearer to the source of water has the right to be covered with water up to the ankles.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 3

42 - THE BOOK OF WATERING

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2362 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 111

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English translation

2362. Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair رضي الله عنها: An Anṣārī man quarrelled with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for irrigating date-palms. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, ordering Az-Zubair to be moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then leave the water for your neighbour." The Anṣārī said, "Is it because he 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 withhold the water till it reaches the walls that are between the pits around the trees.” So, Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ gave Az-Zubair his full right. Az-Zubair said, “By Allāh, the following Verse was revealed in that connection: ‘But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad ﷺ) judge in all disputes between them.’” (V.4:65) (The subnarrator), Ibn Shihāb said to Juraij (another subnarrator), “The Anṣār and the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: ‘Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits around the trees,’ as meaning up to the ankles.”

Arabic text

2362 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الحَرَّانِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ فِي شِرَاجٍ مِنَ الحَرَّةِ يَسْقِي بِهَا النَّخْلَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ، فَأَمَرَهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ» فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ: أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ، فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «اسْقِ، ثُمَّ احْبِسْ، يَرْجِعَ المَاءُ إِلَى الجَدْرِ، وَاسْتَوْعَى لَهُ حَقَّهُ» فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: " وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ أُنْزِلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ: {فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ} [النساء: 65] " قَالَ لِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: فَقَدَّرَتِ الأَنْصَارُ وَالنَّاسُ قَوْلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْقِ، ثُمَّ احْبِسْ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الجَدْرِ» وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الكَعْبَيْنِ

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