مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السيرBook of Expeditions
ما قالوا: في الوالي أله أن يقطع شيئا من الأرض؟Those Who Said: Does the Ruler Have the Right to Grant Ownership of Land?
Hadith 35243
٣٥٢٤٣ - حدثنا عبد اللَّه بن المبارك عن معمر عن يحيى بن قيس (المأربي) (١) عن رجل عن أبيض بن حمال أنه استقطع النبي ﷺ الملح الذي بمأرب، فأراد أن يقطعه، فقال رجل لرسول اللَّه ﷺ: إنه كالماء العد، فأبى أن يقطعه (٢).
Hazrat Yahya bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a man that Abyad bin Hammal requested the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a salty well at the place of Ma’rib. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to grant him that well. Meanwhile, a companion submitted to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), “It is like running water that flows continuously.” So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to grant that place.
