# Sunan Abi Dawud - Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #3073

**Book:** Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Klabi عبدة بن سليمان الكلابي أبو محمد الكوفي, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎, Ishaq bin Yasar إسحاق بن يسار | **Grade:** Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone brings barren land into cultivation, it belongs to him, and the unjust vein has no right.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3073/)*

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