(15) باب مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَوَاتًا
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who cultivates land that does not belong to anybody is more rightful (to own it)." `Urwa said, "`Umar gave the same verdict in his Caliphate."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2335
In-book reference: Book 41, Hadith 16
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 39, Hadith 528