(37) باب فِي إِحْيَاءِ الْمَوَاتِ
Narrated Urwah:
I testify that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) decided that the land is the land of Allah, and the servants are the servants of Allah. If anyone brings barren land into cultivation, he has more right to it. This tradition has been transmitted to us from the Prophet (ﷺ) by those who transmitted the traditions about prayer from him.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3076
In-book reference: Book 20, Hadith 149
English translation: Book 19, Hadith 3070