Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade mukhabarah. I asked: What is mukhabarah ? He replied: That you have the land (for cultivation) for half, a third, or a quarter (of the produce).
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب البيوع / 3407
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 3699)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (5/187) (صحیح) »
Brief Explanation
1؎: By this are meant those forms of sharecropping in which there are causes for disputes arising between the two parties, because sharecropping (muzara‘ah) is established from you (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) through authentic ahadith, as will be mentioned in the following hadith.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: That is, when there are invalid conditions, it is prohibited; otherwise, there is no harm, as has been explained in detail previously.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3407