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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not withhold the superfluous water, for that will prevent people from
grazing their cattle.”

that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not withhold the superfluous water in order to withhold the superfluous
grass.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “No bloodmoney will be charged if somebody dies in a mine or in a well or is
killed by an animal; and if somebody finds a treasure in his land he has to give one-fifth of it to the
Government.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever takes a false oath to deprive somebody of his property will meet Allah
while He will be angry with him.” Allah revealed: ‘Verily those who purchase a little gain at the cost
of Allah’s covenant, and their oaths.’ ……..(3.77)
Al-Ashath came (to the place where `Abdullah was narrating) and said, “What has Abu `Abdur-
Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) been telling you? This verse was revealed concerning me. I had a well in the
land of a cousin of mine. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked me to bring witnesses (to confirm my claim). I said, ‘I
don’t have witnesses.’ He said, ‘Let the defendant take an oath then.’ I said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! He will
take a (false) oath immediately.’ Then the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the above narration and Allah revealed
the verse to confirm what he had said.” (See Hadith No. 692)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There are three persons whom Allah will not look at on the Day of
Resurrection, nor will he purify them and theirs shall be a severe punishment. They are:
-1. A man possessed superfluous water, on a way and he withheld it from travelers.
-2. A man who gave a pledge of allegiance to a ruler and he gave it only for worldly benefits. If the
ruler gives him something he gets satisfied, and if the ruler withholds something from him, he gets
dissatisfied.
-3. And man displayed his goods for sale after the `Asr prayer and he said, ‘By Allah, except Whom
None has the right to be worshipped, I have been given so much for my goods,’ and somebody
believes him (and buys them).
The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited: “Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and
their oaths.” (3.77)

When I mentioned it (i.e. the narration of Rafi` ‘bin Khadij: no. 532) to Tawus, he said, “It is
permissible to rent the land for cultivation, for Ibn `Abbas said, ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) did not forbid that, but
said: One had better give the land to one’s brother gratis rather than charge a certain amount for it.’ ”

An Ansari man quarreled with Az-Zubair in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) about the Harra Canals which
were used for irrigating the date-palms. The Ansari man said to Az-Zubair, “Let the water pass’ but
Az-Zubair refused to do so. So, the case was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) who said to Az-Zubair, “O
Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then let the water pass to your neighbor.” On that the Ansari got angry
and said to the Prophet, “Is it because he (i.e. Zubair) is your aunt’s son?” On that the color of the face
of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) changed (because of anger) and he said, “O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then
withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits round the trees.” Zubair said, “By Allah, I
think that the following verse was revealed on this occasion”: “But no, by your Lord They can have
No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them.” (4.65)

Ibn `Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman, and in the early days of
Muawiya. Then he was told the narration of Rafi` ‘bin Khadij that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the
renting of farms. Ibn `Umar went to Rafi` and I accompanied him. He asked Rafi` who replied that the
Prophet had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar said, “You know that we used to rent our farms
in the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for the yield of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and for certain
amount of figs.

When a man from the Ansar quarreled with Az-Zubair, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Zubair! Irrigate (your
land) first and then let the water flow (to the land of the others).” “On that the Ansari said, (to the
Prophet), “It is because he is your aunt’s son.” On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Zubair! Irrigate till the
water reaches the walls between the pits around the trees and then stop (i.e. let the water go to the
other’s land).” I think the following verse was revealed concerning this event: “But no, by your Lord
They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them.” (4.65)

Ibn `Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman, and in the early days of
Muawiya. Then he was told the narration of Rafi` ‘bin Khadij that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the
renting of farms. Ibn `Umar went to Rafi` and I accompanied him. He asked Rafi` who replied that the
Prophet had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar said, “You know that we used to rent our farms
in the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for the yield of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and for certain
amount of figs.