Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2991
Arabic hadith text
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ عَمَرَ أَرْضًا لَيْسَتْ لِأَحَدٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ» . قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: قَضَى بِهِ عُمَرُ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever cultivates land that belongs to no one has the strongest claim to it.” Urwah said: Umar applied this ruling during his caliphate. Al-Bukhari narrated it.