Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ أَبُو عَقِيلٍ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَقِيلٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَلَهُ فِيهَا أَجْرٌ وَمَا أَكَلَتْ الْعَافِيَةُ مِنْهَا فَهُوَ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ.
English Translation
Abu al-Nadr told us, Abu Aqil told us — Abu Aqil's name was Abdullah ibn Aqil — Hisham ibn Urwah told us, Ubaydullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Rafi' told me, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, he said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever revives dead land has a reward for it, and whatever wild creatures eat from it is charity for him."