Distribution of Water
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 541:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A tumbler (full of milk
or water) was brought to the Prophet who drank from it, while on his
right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of those who
were present and on his left side there were old men. The Prophet
asked, "O boy, will you allow me to give it (i.e. the rest of the
drink) to the old men?" The boy said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will not
give preference to anyone over me to drink the rest of it from which
you have drunk." So, the Prophet gave it to him.
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 542:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
Anas bin Malik said, that
once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's Apostle while he was in
the house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from
the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it was presented to Allah's
Apostle who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side
and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet removed the tumbler
from his mouth, 'Umar was afraid that the Prophet might give it to the
bedouin, so he said. "O Allah's Apostle! Give it to Abu Bakr who is
sitting by your side." But the Prophet gave it to the bedouin, who was
to his right and said, "You should start with the one on your right
side."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 543:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do
not withhold the superfluous water, for that will prevent people from
grazing their cattle."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 544:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
that Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not withhold the superfluous water in order to withhold the
superfluous grass."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 545:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle 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."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 546:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin
Mas'ud):
The Prophet 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-Ash'ath 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 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 Apostle! He will take a (false) oath immediately.' Then the
Prophet mentioned the above narration and Allah revealed the verse to
confirm what he had said." (See Hadith No. 692)
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 547:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle 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 then recited:
"Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's
Covenant and their oaths." (3.77)
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 548:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair:
An Ansari man quarrelled
with Az-Zubair in the presence of the Prophet 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 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 Apostle 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)
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 549:
Narrated 'Urwa:
When a man from the Ansar
quarrelled with AzZubair, the Prophet 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 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)
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 550:
Narrated 'Urwa bin
Az-Zubair:
An-Ansari man quarrelled
with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for
irrigating date-palms. Allah's Apostle, 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 Apostle
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 with-hold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits
around the trees,' as meaning up to the ankles."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 551:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and
drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and
eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is
suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went down the
well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth
and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his (good)
deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is there
a reward for us in serving (the) animals?" He replied, "Yes, there is
a reward for serving any animate."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 552:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi
Bakr:
The Prophet prayed the
eclipse prayer, and then said, "Hell was displayed so close that I
said, 'O my Lord ! Am I going to be one of its inhabitants?"' Suddenly
he saw a woman. I think he said, who was being scratched by a cat. He
said, "What is wrong with her?" He was told, "She had imprisoned it
(i.e. the cat) till it died of hunger."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 553:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "A
woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had
kept locked till it died of hunger." Allah's Apostle further said,
(Allah knows better) Allah said (to the woman), 'You neither fed it
nor watered when you locked it up, nor did you set it free to eat the
insects of the earth."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 554:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
Once a tumbler (full of
milk or water) was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank from it, while
on his right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of
those who were present, and on his left side there were old men. The
Prophet asked, "O boy ! Do you allow me to give (the drink) to the
elder people (first)?" The boy said, "I will not prefer anybody to
have my share from you, O Allah's Apostle!" So, he gave it to the boy.
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 555:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "By Him
in Whose Hands my soul is, I will drive some people out from my
(sacred) Fount on the Day of Resurrection as strange camels are
expelled from a private trough."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 556:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "May
Allah be merciful to the mother of Ishmael! If she had left the water
of Zam-Zam (fountain) as it was, (without constructing a basin for
keeping the water), (or said, "If she had not taken handfuls of its
water"), it would have been a flowing stream. Jurhum (an Arab tribe)
came and asked her, 'May we settle at your dwelling?' She said, 'Yes,
but you have no right to possess the water.' They agreed."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 557:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "There
are three types of people whom Allah will neither talk to, nor look
at, on the Day of Resurrection. (They are):
1. A man who takes an
oath falsely that he has been offered for his goods so much more than
what he is given,
2. a man who takes a
false oath after the 'Asr prayer in order to grab a Muslim's property,
and
3. a man who with-holds
his superfluous water. Allah will say to him, "Today I will with-hold
My Grace from you as you with-held the superfluity of what you had not
created."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 558:
Narrated As-Sab bin
Jaththama:
Allah's Apostle said, No
Hima except for Allah and His Apostle. We have been told that Allah's
Apostle made a place called An-Naqi' as Hima, and 'Umar made
Ash-Sharaf and Ar-Rabadha Hima (for grazing the animals of Zakat).
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 559:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Keeping horses may be a source of reward to some (man), a shelter to
another (i.e. means of earning one's living), or a burden to a third.
He to whom the horse will be a source of reward is the one who keeps
it in Allah's Cause (prepare it for holy battles) and ties it by a
long rope in a pasture (or a garden). He will get a reward equal to
what its long rope allows it to eat in the pasture or the garden, and
if that horse breaks its rope and crosses one or two hills, then all
its foot-steps and its dung will be counted as good deeds for its
owner; and if it passes by a river and drinks from it, then that will
also be regarded as a good deed for its owner even if he has had no
intention of watering it then. Horses are a shelter from poverty to
the second person who keeps horses for earning his living so as not to
ask others, and at the same time he gives Allah's right (i.e. Rakat)
(from the wealth he earns through using them in trading etc.,) and
does not overburden them. He who keeps horses just out of pride and
for showing off and as a means of harming the Muslims, his horses will
be a source of sins to him." When Allah's Apostle was asked about
donkeys, he replied, "Nothing particular was revealed to me regarding
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 560:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:
A man came to Allah's
Apostle and asked about Al-Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet said,
"Recognize its container and its tying material and then make a public
announcement about it for one year and if its owner shows up, give it
to him; otherwise use it as you like." The man said, "What about a
lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is for you, your brother or the
wolf." The man said "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet said, "Why
should you take it as it has got its water-container (its stomach) and
its hooves and it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees
till its owner finds it?"
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 561:
Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al
'Awwam:
The Prophet said, "No
doubt, one had better take a rope (and cut) and tie a bundle of wood
and sell it whereby Allah will keep his face away (from Hell-fire)
rather than ask others who may give him or not."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 562:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "No
doubt, you had better gather a bundle of wood and carry it on your
back (and earn your living thereby) rather than ask somebody who may
give you or not."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 563:
Narrated Husain bin Ali:
Ali bin Abi Talib said:
"I got a she-camel as my share of the war booty on the day (of the
battle) of Badr, and Allah's Apostle gave me another she-camel. I let
both of them kneel at the door of one of the Ansar, intending to carry
Idhkhir on them to sell it and use its price for my wedding banquet on
marrying Fatima. A goldsmith from Bam Qainqa' was with me. Hamza bin
'Abdul-Muttalib was in that house drinking wine and a lady singer was
reciting: "O Hamza! (Kill) the (two) fat old she camels (and serve
them to your guests)."
So Hamza took his sword
and went towards the two she-camels and cut off their humps and opened
their flanks and took a part of their livers." (I said to Ibn Shihab,
"Did he take part of the humps?" He replied, "He cut off their humps
and carried them away.") 'Ali further said, "When I saw that dreadful
sight, I went to the Prophet and told him the news. The Prophet came
out in the company of Zaid bin Haritha who was with him then, and I
too went with them. He went to Hamza and spoke harshly to him. Hamza
looked up and said, 'Aren't you only the slaves of my forefathers?'
The Prophet retreated and went out. This incident happened before the
prohibition of drinking."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 564:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet decided to
grant a portion of (the uncultivated land of) Bahrain to the Ansar.
The Ansar said, "(We will not accept it) till you give a similar
portion to our emigrant brothers (from Quraish)." He said, "(O Ansar!)
You will soon see people giving preference to others, so remain
patient till you meet me (on the Day of Resurrection).
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 565:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "One of the rights of a she camel is that it should be
milked at a place of water."
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 566:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
The Prophet permitted
selling the dates of the 'Araya for ready dates by estimating the
amount of the former (as they are still on the trees).
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 567:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
The Prophet forbade the
sales called Al-Mukhabara, Al-Muhaqala and Al-Muzabana and the selling
of fruits till they are free from blights. He forbade the selling of
the fruits except for money, except the 'Araya.
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 568:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet allowed the
sale of the dates of the 'Araya for ready dates by estimating the
former which should be estimated as less than five Awsuq or five
Awsuq. (Dawud, the sub-narrator is not sure as to the right amount.)
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 569:
Narrated Rafi 'bin Khadij
and Sahl bin Al Hathma:
Allah's Apostle forbade
the sale of Muzabana, i.e. selling of fruits for fruits, except in the
case of 'Araya; he allowed the owners of 'Araya such kind of sale.
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