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English translation
639. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "For what is watered by the heavens and streams, the Ushr is due, and for what is watered by irrigation,[1] half of the Ushr." (Hasan)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Anas bin Mālik, Ibn ‘Umar, and Jābir.
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth was narrated in Mursal form by Bukair
bin 'Abdullāh Al-Ashajj, from Sulaimān bin Yasār and Busr bin Sa'eed from the Prophet ﷺ, and it is as if this narration is more correct. The Hadīth of Ibn 'Umar on this topic from the Prophet ﷺ is authentic, and it is acted upon according to the Fuqahā' in general.
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Footnotes
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[1] This refers to whatever people provide water for by their own labor, or use of camels and the like, linguistically, it is not restricted to land or crops as some have mistakenly interpreted it. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi and Fath Al-Bari (no. 1483)
Commentary
It is proven with Hadīth that a produce irrigated by natural water (i.e. rain, under ground moisture, etc.) is subject to ten percent levy, because it is less expensive and does not require much hard work and labour. Canal irrigation system for which the government charges revenue is an artificial irrigation system, twenty percent Zakāt is levied on the produce by this system.
