A man from the Ansar had a dispute with Zubayr before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning the streams of al-Harrah from which they irrigated their date palms. The Ansari said, "Let the water flow through."Zubayr refused, so they brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Irrigate your land, Zubayr, then release the water to your neighbor."The Ansari became angry and said, "Messenger of Allah, is it because he is the son of your aunt?"The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed color, and he said, "Zubayr, irrigate your land, then hold back the water until it returns to the walls."Zubayr said, "I believe this verse was revealed concerning that incident, 'But no, by your Lord, they will not believe...' [Nisa 4:65]."
أخبرنا قتيبة قال حدثنا الليث عن ابن شهاب عن عروة أنه حدثه أن
أن رجلا من الأنصار خاصم الزبير إلى رسول الله ﷺ في شراج الحرة التي يسقون بها النخل فقال الأنصاري سرح الماء يمر فأبى عليه فاختصموا عند رسول الله ﷺ فقال رسول الله ﷺ اسق يا زبير ثم أرسل الماء إلى جارك فغضب الأنصاري فقال يا رسول الله أن كان ابن عمتك فتلون وجه رسول الله ﷺ ثم قال يا زبير اسق ثم احبس الماء حتى يرجع إلى الجدر قال الزبير إني أحسب أن هذه الآية نزلت في ذلك {فلا وربك لا يؤمنون} الآية
Muslim narrated it in the Book of Virtues, chapter on the obligation of following him, hadith no. 2357, from Qutayba, and Bukhari in the Book of Irrigation, chapter on damming rivers, hadith nos. 2359 and 2360, from the hadith of Layth bin Saad, with the same wording. It also appears in al-Kubra, hadith no. 5977.