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Bayhaqi 11060 — The prohibition of selling surplus water

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ الْقَنْطَرِيُّ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو قِلَابَةَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّقَاشِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، أنبأ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْمَاءِ، وَعَنْ ضِرَابِ الْجَمَلِ، وَأَنْ يَبِيعَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْضَهُ وَمَاءَهُ " قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: قَوْلُهُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ: " وَأَنْ يَبِيعَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْضَهُ وَمَاءَهُ "، فَإِنَّمَا أَرَادَ بِهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنْ يُكْرِيَهَا مَعَ الْمَاءِ لِلْحَرْثِ بِبَعْضِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، فَقَدْ رَوَاهُ رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ فَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ: " وَعَنْ بَيْعِ الْمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ لِتُحْرَثَ " وَبِمَعْنَاهُ رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ: بَيَاضِ الْأَرْضِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling water, forbade the fee for a camel's stud service, and likewise forbade a man to sell his land and his water." The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: In the hadith he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "and that a man should sell his land and his water." From this it is understood that a man rents out land together with the water, on condition that he will be given part of the yield; and Allah knows best. This same narration was reported by Rawh bin Ubadah from Ibn Jurayj, and he said in the hadith: "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling water and land for cultivation."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 11060