Al-Zuhri said: I asked Salim bin Abdullah about renting out farmland, and he said: Rafi' bin Khadij told me, in the presence of Abdullah bin Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden renting out farmland.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الراء / 4250