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Sunan Ibn Majah 2480 (Book 16, Hadith 45) #31832
Dispute Resolution Through Mediation

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a dispute between two people concerning the streams of water used to irrigate their palm trees. The Prophet (PBUH) intervened and gave a judgement that was accepted by both parties.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Zubair that : a man from among the Ansar had a dispute with Zubair in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning the streams of the Harrah with which he irrigated his palm trees. The Ansari said: "Let the water flow," but he refused. So they referred their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Irrigate (your trees) O Zubair, then let the water flow to your neighbor". The Ansari became angry and said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, is it because he is your cousin (son of your paternal aunt)?" The expression of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed, then he said: "O Zubair, irrigate (your trees) then retain the water until it reaches the walls". Zubair said: "I think this Verse was revealed concerning that: "But no, by your Lord, they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission 1'." (Sahih) 1 An-Nisa 4.65
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ الَّتِي يَسْقُونَ بِهَا النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرَّ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَاخْتَصَمَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَا زُبَيْرُ اسْقِ ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَحْسَبُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ أُنْزِلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ ‏{‏فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا‏}‏‏.‏
TOPICS
dispute  *  resolution  *  mediation

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders, Resolve conflicts peacefully through mediation .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a dispute between two people concerning the streams of water used to irrigate their palm trees. The Ansari wanted the water to flow, but Zubair refused. They then referred their dispute to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He listened carefully and gave a judgement that was accepted by both parties, which was for Zubair to irrigate his trees first and then let the water flow for his neighbor afterwards. This hadith teaches us that disputes should be resolved through mediation instead of resorting to violence or other means of conflict resolution. It also shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to respect our elders, especially those who are related to us such as our cousins, uncles, etc., since when the Ansari mentioned this fact in front of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), he changed his expression and decided on another solution instead.

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