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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