Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever revives barren land, it becomes his property. Whatever animal, etc., eats from it, that thing will be charity for him."

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said in this narration, "Whatever animal, etc., eats from it, that will be charity for him," there is a clear statement in this that the ruling present in this narration is for Muslims, not for others, and the ruling of this narration will not apply to dhimmis, that if they revive any barren land, it will not become their property, because charity is only from Muslims. Hisham bin Urwah heard this narration from Wahb bin Kaysan, and from Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman, he heard it from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them); both of its chains are preserved. The word "afiyah" is used for seekers of sustenance (which is used in this hadith); this has been stated by Imam Abu Hatim.