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Hadith about إحياء الموات

10 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 9 are translated into English.

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 915

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He who develops land that does not belong to anyone, has the most right to it." 'Urwa said that 'Umar ruled according to that during his caliphate. [Reported by al-Bukhari]

عَنْ عُرْوَةَ, عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا‏-; أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { مَنْ عَمَّرَ أَرْضاً لَيْسَتْ لِأَحَدٍ, فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا } قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: وَقَضَى بِهِ عُمَرُ فِي…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 916

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone makes a barren land productive, then it belongs to him." [Reported by ath-Thalatha. at-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan (good)].

وَعَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- عَنْ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضاً مَيْتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلثَّلَاثَةُ, وَحَسَّنَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ.‏

Narrated by Sa‘īd ibn Zayd + 5 other versions