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Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 15:
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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