Hadith #197
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو كَتَبَ إِلَى عَامِلٍ لَهُ عَلَى أَرْضٍ لَهُ أَنْ لَا تَمْنَعْ فَضْلَ مَائِكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ مَنَعَ فَضْلَ الْمَاءِ لِيَمْنَعَ بِهِ فَضْلَ الْكَلَإِ مَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَضْلَهُ
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu al-Nadr, from Muhammad ibn Rashid, from Sulayman ibn Musa — that 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr wrote to his estate manager: 'Do not withhold your surplus water — for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever withholds surplus water in order thereby to prevent [others' animals from accessing] surplus pasture — Allah will withhold His favor from him on the Day of Resurrection."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 197
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6435
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42825