Muwatta Malik · Hadith 1428
وحدثني مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، عن ابيه، ان عمر بن الخطاب، قال من احيا ارضا ميتة فهي له . قال مالك وعلى ذلك الامر عندنا
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Whoever revives dead land, it belongs to him." Malik said, "That is what is done in our community
Mauquf Sahih · Salim al-Hilali