Hadith on Land: Countries are the countries of Allah

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The servants are the servants of Allah, and the countries are the countries of Allah. Whoever irrigates a barren land owns its produce, but an oppressor has no right to its roots.”

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 11780

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِبَادُ عِبَادُ اللَّهِ وَالْبِلَادُ بِلَادُ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ أَحْيَا مِنْ مَوَاتِ الْأَرْضِ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ وَلَيْسَ لِعِرْقٍ ظَالِمٍ حَقٌّ

11780 السنن الكبرى للبيهقي كتاب إحياء الموات باب من أحيا أرضا ميتة فهي له

4118 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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