Zubayr had a dispute with a man from the Ansar concerning a stream in the Harrah. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Zubayr, water your land, then release the water to your neighbor."The Ansari man said, "Messenger of Allah, is it because he is the son of your aunt?"The Prophet's face changed color, then he said, "Zubayr, water your land, then hold back the water until it returns to the walls, then release it to your neighbor."The Prophet ﷺ gave Zubayr his full right under the clear ruling, after the Ansari had angered him, whereas before he had suggested to them an arrangement that would have been easier for both.Zubayr said, "I do not think these verses were revealed except concerning this incident, 'But no, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves'" [Nisa 4:65].
خاصم الزبير رجلا من الأنصار، في شريج من الحرة، فقال النبي ﷺ: اسق يا زبير، ثم أرسل الماء إلى جارك، فقال الأنصاري: يا رسول الله، أن كان ابن عمتك؟ فتلون وجهه، ثم قال: اسق يا زبير، ثم احبس الماء حتى يرجع إلى الجدر، ثم أرسل الماء إلى جارك. و استوعى النبي ﷺ للزبير حقه، في صريح الحكم، حين أحفظه الأنصاري، كان أشار عليهما بأمر لهما فيه سعة. قال الزبير: فما أحسب هذه الآيات إلا نزلت في ذلك: {فلا وربك لا يؤمنون حتى يحكموك فيما شجر بينهم}.
Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Tafsir (4585) from Ali bin Abdullah, our teacher Muhammad bin Jafar narrated to us, Maamar informed us, from Zuhri, from Urwa, who said, then he related it. Its outward form suggests a missing link, but it is connected in meaning. Ahmad narrated it (1419) from Abu Yaman, who said, Shuayb informed us, from Zuhri, who said, Urwa bin Zubayr informed me that Zubayr used to relate that he had disputed with a man from the Ansar, and he mentioned the story. Urwa's age at the time of his father's killing was thirteen years, and this is why Bukhari and others affirmed that he heard it directly from his father.It is also possible that Urwa heard it from his brother Abdullah bin Zubayr, as Bukhari narrated in the Book of Musaqah (2359-2360) and Muslim in the Book of Virtues (5357), both from the hadith of Layth bin Saad, from Ibn Shihab, from Urwa bin Zubayr, that Abdullah bin Zubayr told him that a man from the Ansar disputed with Zubayr, and he mentioned the hadith. Ibn Abu Hatim narrated it in his Tafsir (9933) from the hadith of Layth and Yunus, both from Zuhri, in similar fashion.This is a refutation of Hakim (3633), in his statement after narrating it from Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muslim Zuhri, from his uncle, from Urwa bin Zubayr, from Abdullah bin Zubayr, from Zubayr, "This is a hadith sahih in isnad, and the two of them did not include it, for I do not know anyone who established this isnad from Zuhri, mentioning Abdullah bin Zubayr from his brother, and he is daif in narrating from him."As for what has been related from Abu Aswad, who said, Two men brought a dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he judged between them. The one against whom judgment had been given said, "Refer us to Umar bin Khattab." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, go to Umar." When they came to Umar, the man said, "Ibn Khattab, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ judged in my favor against this man." The other said, "He told us to go to Umar, so he sent us on to you." Umar said, "Is that so?" The man said, "Yes." Umar said, "Stay right where you are until I come out to you and judge between you." He went out to them, having wrapped his garment around his sword, and struck the one who had said, "Refer us to Umar," killing him. The other turned and fled to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, Umar has killed my companion, and had I not managed to outrun him, he would have killed me too." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I did not think Umar would dare to kill believers." Then Allah the Almighty revealed, "But no, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge over what has become a dispute between them, then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have decided, and submit in full submission" [Nisa 4:65]. So the blood of that man was forfeited, and Umar was absolved of guilt for killing him. But Allah disliked that this become an established practice afterward, so He said, "And if We had decreed upon them, 'Kill yourselves' or 'Leave your homes,' they would not have done it, except for a few of them" [Nisa 4:66], up to His words, "and a firmer strengthening" [Nisa 4:66]. So this is daif.Ibn Abu Hatim narrated it in his Tafsir (994/3) from Yunus bin Abdul-Ala, by recitation, Ibn Wahb informed us, Abdullah bin Lahia informed me, from Abu Aswad, who said, then he related it. But Abu Aswad never met Umar, nor did he meet any of the Companions at all, he narrates only from the followers of the Followers.Abdullah bin Lahia has well-known criticism against him, though the narration of Abdullah bin Wahb, who is one of the Abadila, is more reliable than that of others narrating from him. Hafiz bin Kathir said in his Tafsir, "This is a rare report, it has a missing link, and Ibn Lahia is daif."