Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about a man who died andleft properties in Aliya and Safila (outlying districts of Madina). Hesaid, "Unirrigated naturally watered land is not in the same categoryas irrigated land unless the family are satisfied with that.Unirrigated land is only in the same category as land with a springwhen it resembles it. When the properties are in one land, and areclose together, each individual property is evaluated and then dividedbetween the heirs. Dwellings and houses are in the same position."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 36, Hadith 36