Strengthening the Ummah

An Ansari man quarreled with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for irrigating
date-palms. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), ordering Zubair to be moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first
and then leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari said, "Is it because he is your aunt's son?" On
that the color of the face of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) changed and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and
withhold the water till it reaches the walls that are between the pits around the trees." So, Allah's
Apostle gave Zubair his full right. Zubair said, "By Allah, the following verse was revealed in that
connection": "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes
between them." (4.65)
(The sub-narrator,) Ibn Shihab said to Juraij (another sub-narrator), "The Ansar and the other people
interpreted the saying of the Prophet, 'Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the
walls between the pits around the trees,' as meaning up to the ankles."