Hadith 1378

What Has Been Mentioned About Reviving Barren Land

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Darussalam · Volume 3

13. The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ

Jami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 55

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English translation

1378. Sa'eed bin Zaid narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever revives a barren land then it is for him, and there is no right for the unjust root." (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb. Some of them reported it from Hishām from 'Urwah, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form. This [Hadīth] is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. It is the view of Aḥmad and Ishāq. They said he may revive the barren land without the permission of the Sultān. Some of them said he is not to revive it without the permission of the Sultān. But the first view is more correct. [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jābir, 'Amr bin 'Awf Al-Muzanī's great-grandfather, and Samurah. Abū Mūsā Muḥammad bin Al-Muthanna narrated to us, he said: "I asked Abul-Walīd Aṭ-Ṭayālīsī about his saying: 'and there is no right for unjust root' he said: 'The unjust root: The usurper who takes what is not his.' I said: 'So he is a man who farms a land that is not his?' He said: 'That is it.'" Anas said: 'The explanation of the Hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ: "The injuries caused by the animals are without liability" it is said: "It is impunity that there is no blood money for." [Abū 'Eisā said:] As for the meaning of his saying: "The injuries caused by the animal are without liability" some of the people of knowledge explained it saying that Al-'Ajmā is the animal that has wandered away from its owner. So whatever it has damaged in its wandering, then it is no crime upon its owner. And: "mines" it is said that when a man excavates a mine and someone falls into it then there is no crime upon him. The same with a well, if a man digs a well by the road and someone falls into it then there is no crime upon the owner. And: "the Khumus is due on buried treasure" Ar-Rikāz (buried treasure) is something discovered that was buried by the people of Jāhiliyyah. Whoever finds such buried treasure, he pays one fifth of it to the Sūltān, whatever remains belongs to him.

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١٣٧٨ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ‌أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ ‌هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ ‌سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَحْيَا» أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ، وَلَيْسَ لِعِرْقٍ ظَالِمٍ حَقٌّ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ. وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُرْسَلًا.

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If someone gets hurt by an animal or by falling into a well, there is no compensation for it from the owner of the animal and well. benefited from, and a righteous son who supplicates for him.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.

Continuing charity is charity the benefit and reward of which continues even after the death of the person. For example, if someone gives property in charity to please Allāh, or does some other deed of charity, like construction of a mosque, or establishes a school, or digs a well for the use of people, it is all continuing charity. Knowledge means preaching, teaching or writing of books for the guidance of people etc., are all deeds of continuing charity.