Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيُّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيْتَةً فَلَهُ مِنْهَا يَعْنِي أَجْرًا وَمَا أَكَلَتْ الْعَوَافِي مِنْهَا فَهُوَ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ.
English Translation
Abbad ibn Abbad al-Muhallabi told us, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from Wahb ibn Kaysan, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever revives dead land, he shall have from it" — meaning a reward — "and whatever the wild creatures eat from it is charity for him."