Narrated A man: A man from the immigrants of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: I participated in battle three times along with the Prophet ﷺ. I heard him say: Muslims have common share in three (things). grass, water and fire.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit:
When grass and water are naturally found in public pastures and deserts, it is not permissible for anyone to take exclusive possession and prevent others from benefiting from them.
Similarly, if someone takes a burning coal from a fire or kindles a fire from it, it is not allowed to prevent them from doing so.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3477