Muwatta Malik #1515
Judgements
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيِّتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ وَلَيْسَ لِعِرْقٍ ظَالِمٍ حَقٌّ " .
Yahya related from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said, "If anyone revives dead land, it belongs to him, and the unjust
root has no right."
Malik explained, "The unjust root is
whatever is taken, or planted without right."
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This hadith is #1515 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Judgements.