Fath al-Rabbani

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a dispute between Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) and an Ansari regarding a stream in Harrah, from which they used to irrigate their date palms. The Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him): "Let the water flow for my date palms," but he refused to do so. The Ansari took the case to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first, then let the water flow to your neighbor." But this decision angered the Ansari, and he said: "You have given this decision because he is your aunt's son." Upon hearing this, the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, and then he said: "O Zubair! Now hold the water until it reaches the wall, then let it flow ahead." Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah! I think this verse was revealed about this matter: {فَلَاوَرَبِّکَ لَایُؤْمِنُوْنَ حَتّٰییُحَکِّمُوْکَ فِیْمَا شَجَرَ بَیْنَہُمْ ثُمَّ لَا یَجِدُوْا فِیْ اَنْفُسِھِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَیْتَ وَیُسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِیْمًا} ... So, by your Lord, they cannot be believers until they make you judge in all disputes between them, then find in themselves no resistance against your decisions and accept them with full submission. (Surah An-Nisa: 65)