سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارةTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai Wal-Imarah)
باب فِي إِقْطَاعِ الأَرَضِينَChapter: Allocation Of Land.
Hadith 3071
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ ، حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ جَنُوبٍ بِنْتُ نُمَيْلَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا سُوَيْدَةَ بِنْتِ جَابِرٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا عَقِيلَةَ بِنْتِ أَسْمَرَ بْنِ مُضَرِّسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهَا أَسْمَرَ بْنِ مُضَرِّسٍ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَايَعْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " مَنْ سَبَقَ إِلَى مَاءٍ لَمْ يَسْبِقْهُ إِلَيْهِ مُسْلِمٌ فَهُوَ لَهُ " ، قَالَ : فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ يَتَعَادَوْنَ يَتَخَاطُّونَ .
Narrated Asmar ibn Mudarris: I came to the Prophet ﷺ, and took the oath of allegiance to him. He said: If anyone reaches a water which has not been approached before by any Muslim, it belongs to him. The people, therefore, went out running and marking (on the land).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, in light of other authentic ahadith, the cultivation and settlement of barren and uninhabited lands is permitted equally for everyone, except if the ruler of the time allocates a particular area for someone specifically.
As will be mentioned in the next chapter.
This is contrary to those springs, wells, or ponds which are located on public thoroughfares.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, in light of other authentic ahadith, the cultivation and settlement of barren and uninhabited lands is permitted equally for everyone, except if the ruler of the time allocates a particular area for someone specifically.
As will be mentioned in the next chapter.
This is contrary to those springs, wells, or ponds which are located on public thoroughfares.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3071
