Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 15
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ الَّتِي يَسْقُونَ بِهَا النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرُّ . فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَاخْتَصَمَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ " . فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا زُبَيْرُ اسْقِ ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ " . قَالَ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَحْسَبُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ {فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا} .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Rumh ibn al-Muhajir al-Misri narrated to us: al-Layth ibn Sad informed us, from Ibn Shihab, from Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, that Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr told him that a man from the Ansar disputed with al-Zubayr before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the irrigation channels of al-Harrah by which they watered the date palms. The Ansari said: Let the water flow on. Al-Zubayr refused, and they brought their dispute before the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said: Water your land, al-Zubayr, then send the water on to your neighbor. The Ansari became angry and said: Messenger of Allah, is it because he is the son of your paternal aunt? The face of the Messenger of Allah changed color. Then he said: Water your land, al-Zubayr, then hold back the water until it reaches the embankments. Al-Zubayr said: By Allah, I think this verse was revealed concerning that: But no, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge concerning their disputes, then find no resistance within themselves against your decision, and submit completely. [Quran 4:65]
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic narrates the two-stage ruling: first to irrigate and pass water on, then after the Ansari objects, to irrigate until the water reaches the embankments before releasing it. The closing Quranic verse is quoted in the Arabic and retained in full. The Ansari explicitly links the decision to the Prophet being al-Zubayrs cousin.