صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب البيوع
The Book of Transactions
باب كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ بِالطَّعَامِ:
Chapter: Leasing out Land (Kira) in return for food
Hadith 1548
This hadith is listed as number 3949 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّجَاشِيِّ مَوْلَى رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ ، عَنْ رَافِعٍ : أَنَّ ظُهَيْرَ بْنَ رَافِعٍ ، وَهُوَ عَمُّهُ ، قَالَ : أَتَانِي ظُهَيْرٌ ، فَقَالَ : لَقَدْ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ بِنَا رَافِقًا ، فَقُلْتُ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَهُوَ حَقٌّ ، قَالَ : سَأَلَنِي كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِمَحَاقِلِكُمْ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : نُؤَاجِرُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، عَلَى الرَّبِيعِ ، أَوِ الْأَوْسُقِ مِنَ التَّمْرِ ، أَوِ الشَّعِيرِ ، قَالَ : " فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا ، ازْرَعُوهَا ، أَوْ أَزْرِعُوهَا ، أَوْ أَمْسِكُوهَا " .
Rafi (RA) reported that Zuhair bin Rafi (who was his uncle) came to me and said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade a practice which was useful for us. I said: What is this? (I believe) that whatrver Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) says is absolutely true. He (Zuhair) said that he (the Holy Prophet) asked me: What do you do with your cultivable lands? I said: Allah's Messenger, we rent those irrigated by canals for dry dates or barley. He said: Don't do that. Cultivate them or let them be cultivated (by others) or retain them yourself.
