It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'b bin Jathamah Laithi, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, designated the place of Naqi' as a special pasture and said: The right to designate a pasture in this manner belongs only to Allah Almighty and His Messenger.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / 6185
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 2370 دون قوله: ’’حمي النقيع‘‘ لكن زاد البخاري وقال: بلغنا ان النبيV حمي النقيع، فھذه الزيادة من بلاغات الزھري، لكنھا صحيحة بالحديثين السابقين ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 16659 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 16780»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Two interpretations of this hadith are presented: (1) The areas that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam designated as specific for someone should be considered as such, and after him, no one else has this right; (2) The rightly guided Caliph, who is the successor of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, also possesses this right.
The second opinion is more correct: that the Caliph of the Messenger, in view of any general or specific benefit, can allocate any area to someone. Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu used to do this.