30. Giving Life to the Dead Land
٣٠۔ كِتَابُ إِحْيَاءِ الْمَوَاتِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The servants are the servants of Allah, and the lands are the lands of Allah. So whoever brings something to life from the dead lands, it is for him and not for any unjust oppressor."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعِبَادُ عِبَادُ اللهِ وَالْبِلَادُ بِلَادُ اللهِ فَمَنْ أَحْيَا مِنْ مَوَاتِ الْأَرْضِ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ وَلَيْسَ لِعِرْقٍ ظَالِمٍ حَقٌّ
The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone brings barren land into cultivation, it belongs to him, and the unjust vein has no right. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3073)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ وَلَيْسَ لِعِرْقٍ ظَالِمٍ حَقٌّ
that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever revives a barren land, then it is for him." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1379)
مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ