30. Giving Life to the Dead Land
٣٠۔ كِتَابُ إِحْيَاءِ الْمَوَاتِ
[Machine] I heard Anas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the Ansar to write a letter for them to Bahrain. They said, "No, by Allah, not until you write a letter for our brothers from Quraysh with the same content." He said to them, "That is what Allah wills. All of that, they say. He said, 'After me, you will see the consequence, so be patient until you meet me."
سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَنْصَارَ لِيَكْتُبَ لَهُمْ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالُوا لَا وَاللهِ حَتَّى تَكْتُبَ لِإِخْوَانِنَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ بِمِثْلِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً؛ فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي
The Prophet ﷺ assigned as a fief to Bilal ibn al-Muzani the mines of al-Qabaliyyah both which lay on the upper side and which lay on the lower side, and (the land) which was suitable for cultivation at Quds. He did not give him (the land which involved) the right of a Muslim. The Prophet ﷺ wrote a document for him. It goes: "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assigned to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani. He gave him the mines of al-Qabaliyyah, both which lay on the upper side and which lay on the lower side, and (the land) which is suitable for cultivation at Quds. He did not give him the right of any Muslim." Abu Uwais said: A similar tradition has been narrated to me by Thawr b. Zaid, client of Banu al-Dail b. Bakr b. Kinahah from 'Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3062)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْطَعَ بِلَالَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيَّ مَعَادِنَ الْقَبَلِيَّةِ جَلْسِيَّهَا وَغَوْرِيَّهَا وَحَيْثُ يَصْلُحُ الزَّرْعُ مِنْ قُدْسٍ وَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ حَقَّ مُسْلِمٍ وَكَتَبَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَذَا مَا أَعْطَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ بِلَالَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ أَعْطَاهُ مَعَادِنَ الْقَبَلِيَّةِ جَلْسِيَّهَا وَغَوْرِيَّهَا حَيْثُ يَصْلُحُ الزَّرْعُ مِنْ قُدْسٍ وَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ حَقَّ مُسْلِمٍ 11798 وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدٌ ثنا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا أَبُو أُوَيْسٍ عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي الدِّيلِ بْنِ بَكْرِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ
[Machine] By Allah, I planned it with my own hands. Abu Bakr al-Zubayr claimed ownership of a piece of land and I was writing it down. Then Umar came and Abu Bakr handed him the book and he placed it between the folds of the mattress. Umar entered and said, "It seems like you're in need?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes." Then he went out and Abu Bakr took out the book and I completed it.
وَاللهِ خَطَطْتُهُ بِيَدِي أَقْطَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الزُّبَيْرَ ؓ أَرْضًا فَكُنْتُ أَكْتُبُهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي الْكِتَابَ فَأَدْخَلَهُ فِي ثِنْيِ الْفِرَاشِ فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكُمْ عَلَى حَاجَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ فَأَخْرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْكِتَابَ فَأَتْمَمْتُهُ