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Sunan an-Nasai 5407 (Book 49, Hadith 29) #19939
Dispute Resolution and Justice

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a dispute between two people concerning a stream of water. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) suggested a middle way that would benefit both parties, but when the Ansari made him angry, he gave Az-Zubair his rights in full.

It was narrated from Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam that: He disputed with a man among Ansar who had been present at Badr with the Messenger of Allah SAW, concerning a stream in Al-Harrah from which they both used to water their date palm trees. The Ansari said: "Let the water flow". But he (Az-Zubair) refused. The Messenger of Allah SAW said: "Irrigate (your land), O Zubair! Then let the water flow to your neighbor". The Ansari became angry and said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it because he is your cousin?" The face of the Messenger of Allah SAW changed color (because of anger) and he said: "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) then block the water, until it flows back to the walls". So the Messenger of Allah SAW allowed Az-Zubair to take his rights in full, although before that he had suggested to Az-Zubair a middle way that benefited both him and the Ansari. But when the Ansari made the Messenger of Allah SAW angry, he gave Az-Zubair his rights in full, as stated clearly in his ruling. Az-Zubair said: "I think that this Verse was revealed concerning this matter: 'But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them'."
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، وَاللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، أَنَّهُ خَاصَمَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ كَانَا يَسْقِيَانِ بِهِ كِلاَهُمَا النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرَّ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَا زُبَيْرُ اسْقِ ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاسْتَوْفَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِلزُّبَيْرِ حَقَّهُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَشَارَ عَلَى الزُّبَيْرِ بِرَأْىٍ فِيهِ السَّعَةُ لَهُ وَلِلأَنْصَارِيِّ فَلَمَّا أَحْفَظَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ الأَنْصَارِيُّ اسْتَوْفَى لِلزُّبَيْرِ حَقَّهُ فِي صَرِيحِ الْحُكْمِ ‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ لاَ أَحْسَبُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ أُنْزِلَتْ إِلاَّ فِي ذَلِكَ ‏{‏ فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ‏}‏ وَأَحَدُهُمَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فِي الْقِصَّةِ
TOPICS
dispute  *  resolution  *  justice  *  rights

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others regardless of relationships or personal feelings towards someone else; try our best to find solutions which are beneficial for everyone involved before resorting extreme measures such as taking all one's rights without compromise or negotiation .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to resolve disputes in an equitable manner. It was narrated from Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam that he disputed with a man among Ansar who had been present at Badr with the Messenger of Allah [SAW], concerning a stream in Al-Harrah from which they both used to water their date palm trees. The Ansari said "Let the water flow". But he refused. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] then suggested that they should both irrigate their land and then let the water flow to each other's land, so as to benefit them both equally. However, when the Ansari made the Prophet angry by questioning his decision based on his relationship with Zubair, he allowed Zubair to take all of his rights without any compromise or middle way solution. This teaches us that justice should be given evenhandedly regardless of relationships or personal feelings towards someone else; it also shows us how important it is not to make God's messenger angry! Furthermore, this hadith also reminds us that we should always try our best to find solutions which are beneficial for everyone involved before resorting to extreme measures such as taking all one's rights without compromise or negotiation.

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