Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 550 – Volume 3, Book 40

English

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 irrigat –
ing 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 dis –
putes 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."