Irrigation From Rivers And How Much Water May Be Retained
Darussalam · Volume 3
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الحديث: 2481 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 829
Source no. 2481 · Volume 5 · Page 481
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2481. It was narrated that Tha'labah bin Abu Mâlik said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ ruled concerning the stream of Mahzur that the higher ground took precedence over the lower, so the higher ground should be irrigated until the water reached the ankles, then it should be released to those who were lower. (Hasan)
2481 - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَنْظُورِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ قَالَ: «قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَيْلِ مَهْزُورٍ، الْأَعْلَى فَوْقَ الْأَسْفَلِ، يَسْقِي الْأَعْلَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ»
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[1] An-Nisâ' 4:65.
'Higher ground' means where fields or gardens come first in the flow of water, and 'lower ground' means where water reaches later. The owner of the higher ground can stop the water from going to others' fields until it reaches an ankle's height in his fields, and then he must release the water for others, and has no right to stop it.