Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3027
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ الَّتِي يَسْقُونَ بِهَا النَّخْلَ . فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرُّ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلزُّبَيْرِ " اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ وَأَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ " . فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ . فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا زُبَيْرُ اسْقِ وَاحْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ " . فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَحْسِبُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِك : (فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهم) الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ قَدْ رَوَى ابْنُ وَهْبٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَيُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . وَرَوَى شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr reported from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: ‘A man from the Ansar disputed with al-Zubayr over a stream in al-Harrah used to irrigate their date palms. The Ansari said, “Let the water flow through,” but al-Zubayr refused. They brought the dispute to the Messenger of Allah, who said to al-Zubayr, “Water your land, Zubayr, then let the water flow to your neighbor.” The Ansari became angry and said, “Is it because he is your cousin?” The Messenger of Allah’s expression changed, and he said, “Water your land, Zubayr, then hold the water until it reaches the embankment.” Al-Zubayr said, “By Allah, I think this verse was revealed concerning that: ‘No, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge in their disputes…’” (Qur’an 4:65).’ Abu ‘Isa reported that Muhammad said Ibn Wahb narrated a similar account from al-Layth and Yunus, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Shu‘ayb ibn Abi Hamzah narrated it from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from al-Zubayr, omitting ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The dispute concerned water rights. The second instruction establishes a measured irrigation turn before releasing water to the neighbor; the report also notes variant chains.