Sahih al-Bukhari 2362

Book 42: Distribution of Water · Hadith 10

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ فِي شِرَاجٍ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ يَسْقِي بِهَا النَّخْلَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ـ فَأَمَرَهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ـ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ‏.‏ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ اسْقِ ثُمَّ احْبِسْ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمَاءُ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَاسْتَوْعَى لَهُ حَقَّهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ أُنْزِلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ ‏{‏َلاَ وَرَبِّكِ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَقَدَّرَتِ الأَنْصَارُ وَالنَّاسُ قَوْلَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اسْقِ ثُمَّ احْبِسْ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ‏.‏

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:An Ansari man quarreled with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for irrigating date-palms. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), ordering Zubair to be moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari said, "Is it because he is your aunt's son?" On that the color of the face of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) changed and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls that are between the pits around the trees." So, Allah's Apostle gave Zubair his full right. Zubair said, "By Allah, the following verse was revealed in that connection": "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65) (The sub-narrator,) Ibn Shihab said to Juraij (another sub-narrator), "The Ansar and the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet, 'Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits around the trees,' as meaning up to the ankles

Urwa bin Az-Zubair bataate hain: Ek Ansari shaks ka Az-Zubair se Harra mein ek nehar ke baare mein jhagda hua jisse khajoor ke darakht sinche jate the. Allah ke Rasool ne, Zubair ko narmi ka hukum dete huye, kaha: "Aye Zubair! Pehle (apni zameen) sincho, phir paani apne padosi ke liye chhod do." Ansari ne kaha: "Yeh isliye ke woh aapki khaala ka beta hai?" Isspar Allah ke Rasool ka chehra badal gaya aur unhone kaha: "Aye Zubair! Sincho aur paani roko jab tak yeh darakhton ke aas-paas ke gaddhon ki deewaron tak na pahunch jaaye." Isliye Allah ke Rasool ne Zubair ko unka poora haqq diya. Zubair ne kaha: "Allah ki qasam, yeh ayat isi silsile mein nazil hui": "Magar nahi, tumhare Rab ki qasam! Woh momin nahi ho sakte jab tak woh tumhe apne aapasi jhagdon mein faisla karne wala na maanen" (4:65). Ibn Shihab ne Juraij se kaha: "Ansaar aur doosre logon ne Nabi ki baat 'sincho aur paani roko jab tak yeh darakhton ke aas-paas ke gaddhon ki deewaron tak na pahunch jaaye' ka matlab liya takhno tak."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2362 · Book 42, Hadith 10

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