سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب البيوعCommercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)
باب فِي الْمُزَارَعَةِChapter: Muzara’ah (Sharecropping).
Hadith 3393
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ ، عَنْ كِرَاءِ الْأَرْضِ ،فَقَالَ : " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ كِرَاءِ الْأَرْضِ ، فَقَالَ : أَبِالذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَمَّا بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ " .
Hanzalah ibn Qays said that he asked Rafi ibn Khadij about the lease of land. He replied: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the leasing of land. I asked: (Did he forbid) for gold and silver (i. e. dinars and dirhams)? He replied: If it is against gold and silver, then there is no harm in it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
From all these ahadith, it is established that if a landowner, in sharecropping (muzara‘ah), specifies the produce of separate portions of the same field for himself and for the sharecropper, then this type of sharecropping is impermissible.
And this is the corrupt condition
due to which sharecropping has been declared prohibited in its presence.
If this flaw is not present, and instead the land is given for a fixed amount, i.e., on lease (theka), then there is no harm in it.
From all these ahadith, it is established that if a landowner, in sharecropping (muzara‘ah), specifies the produce of separate portions of the same field for himself and for the sharecropper, then this type of sharecropping is impermissible.
And this is the corrupt condition
due to which sharecropping has been declared prohibited in its presence.
If this flaw is not present, and instead the land is given for a fixed amount, i.e., on lease (theka), then there is no harm in it.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3393
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that according to Hazrat Rafi', there is no harm in giving land on lease in exchange for a fixed payment. However, certain specific forms of sharecropping (muzara'ah) are impermissible, as will be mentioned in the following narration.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 3951
