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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever brings life to a dead land, it shall belong to him, and whatever is eaten by the wild animals shall be regarded as charity for him." A man asked: "O Abu Al-Mundhir! What is meant by 'wild animals'?" Abu Al-Mundhir, whose name was Hisham ibn 'Urwah, replied: "It refers to whatever the land has not been made to grow."  

أحمد:١٤٦٣٦حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ وَمَا أَكَلَتِ الْعَافِيَةُ فَهُوَ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ مَا الْعَافِيَةُ؟ قَالَ مَا اعْتَفاَهَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ