Reconciliation

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Abu Ayyub! Shall I not guide you to a charity that Allah and His Messenger love? When mutual hatred and enmity arise among people and their relations become spoiled, make peace between them!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that these two eminent Companions said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us; then the narrator mentioned the complete hadith, in which there is also this noble saying: "And whoever walks to strive for reconciliation between two people, the angels keep praying for mercy for him until he returns, and he is given the reward of Laylat al-Qadr." And in the same hadith there is also: "And whoever betrays his neighbour by even a handspan of land, on the Day of Resurrection that portion, down to seven earths, will be made a collar of fire and placed around his neck, until he enters Hell." This hadith is mawdu' (fabricated).

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri, from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The protected boundary (harim) of an ancient well from the pre-Islamic era is fifty cubits, and the protected boundary of a newly dug well is twenty-five cubits." Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said this on his own account and did not attribute it (marfu') to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "And the protected boundary of a well dedicated to farming is three hundred cubits." Imam Abu Dawud recorded this narration in his work al-Marasil through the route of Imam al-Thawri, via Isma'il bin Umayyah alone.