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2475. It was narrated from Abyad bin Hammâl that he asked for a salt flat called the salt flat of the Ma'rib Dam to be given to him, and it was given to him. Then Aqra' bin Hâbis At-Tamimi came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allâh, I used to come to the salt flat during the Ignorance period and it was in a land in which there was no water, and whoever came to it took from it. It was (plentiful) like flowing water." So the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ asked Abyad bin Hammâl to give back his share of the salt flat. He said: "I give it to you on the basis that you make it charity given by me." The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "It is a charity from you, and it is like flowing water, whoever comes to it may take from it."
(One of the narrators) Faraj said: "That is how it is today, whoever comes to it takes from it."
He said: "The Prophet ﷺ gave him land and palm trees in Jurf Murâd instead, when he took back the salt flat from him."
(Hasan)
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Commentary
a. The head of an Islamic State can give a piece of land to any Muslim as a gift. It is known as estate.
b. A thing that is in common use by the community should not be given as an estate.
c. An endowment is not anyone's property but every member of the society has the right to take benefit from it.
