Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1379
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيِّتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever cultivates barren land, it belongs to him.” Abū ʿĪsā said: This is a ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This wording states the rule without the additional clause about an unjust claimant.