Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to give land on sharecropping and did not consider there to be any harm in it. Later, Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade this, so we abandoned it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the morning prayer in brightness, for its reward is greater."

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing land. I asked, “What if it is for gold and silver?” He replied, “No.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not approve of leasing land in exchange for its produce, but there is no harm in leasing it for dirhams and dinars.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The earnings of the cupper are impure, the earnings of a prostitute are impure, and the price of a dog is impure.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The hand will not be cut off for stealing fruit or buds.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) Tomorrow we will face our enemy (animals), while we do not have any knife? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever thing, besides teeth and nails, causes the animal’s blood to flow and Allah’s name is mentioned over it, you may eat it. And let me tell you the reason: teeth are bone and nails are the knives of the Abyssinians. During this time, some camels were received as spoils of war, among which one camel ran away. People tried very hard to control it but could not succeed. Finally, a man aimed and shot an arrow at it and brought it under control. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These animals also sometimes become wild just as wild animals become furious. When you are overpowered by an animal, do the same with it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade selling dates that are still on the trees in exchange for harvested dates, except that he permitted it (in less than five wasqs) for those in need.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at Dhul-Hulaifah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received some goats and camels as spoils of war. People quickly put pots on the fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and ordered the pots to be overturned. Then he said, “One camel is equivalent to ten goats.” Among those camels, one camel ran away. People tried very hard to catch it but could not succeed. Finally, out of frustration, a man aimed and shot an arrow at it and managed to control it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “These animals also sometimes become wild just as wild animals become furious. When you are overpowered by an animal, do the same with it.” (They asked) “Tomorrow we may face our enemy (among the animals), and we do not have any knife with us?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Other than teeth and nails, whatever causes the animal’s blood to flow and Allah’s name is mentioned over it, you may eat it. And let me also tell you the reason: teeth are bone, and nails are the knives of the Abyssinians.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hufl. The narrator asked, “What is meant by hufl?” He replied, “To give land on sharecropping for a third or a fourth of the produce.” Upon hearing this hadith, Ibrahim also gave a verdict regarding its dislike, and did not consider it objectionable to take land in exchange for dirhams.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that a person submitted in the court of the Messenger, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) Which earning is the best and most excellent?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The earning from a man's own hand and every accepted trade."

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Fever is the effect of the heat of Hell, so cool it with water."

Abu al-Najashi says that I asked Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) about the issue of renting out land, that I have some land, can I give it on rent? He replied, do not give it on rent, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whoever has land should cultivate it himself, if he cannot do it himself, then he should allow his brother to do it, and if he cannot do even this, then let it remain as it is. I asked, tell me, if I give my land to someone and he cultivates it and sends me straw, what is the ruling? He replied, do not take anything from him, not even straw. I said, I do not make it a condition with him, rather he sends it to me only as a gift. He replied, even then do not take anything from him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that when his grandfather passed away, he left behind in his inheritance a slave woman, a camel for bringing water, a barber slave, and some land. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave the ruling regarding the slave woman that her earnings should be prohibited (so that she does not become a professional worker), and he said regarding the barber slave: whatever he earns, buy fodder with it and feed it to the camel. And regarding the land, he said: cultivate it yourself through farming or just leave it as it is.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever cultivates a crop in someone else’s land without the owner’s permission, he will get his expenses, but he will not get anything from the crop.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The earnings of the cupper are impure, the earnings of a prostitute are impure, and the price of a dog is impure.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned Makkah Mukarramah and said that Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had declared it a sanctuary, and I declare all the area between the two boundaries of Madinah Munawwarah as a sanctuary.

Nafi' bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Marwan, while delivering a sermon, mentioned before the people about Makkah Mukarramah and its being a sanctuary (Haram). So Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) called out and said: If Makkah Mukarramah is a sanctuary, then Madinah Munawwarah is also a sanctuary, which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declared as a sanctuary, and this statement is written with us on leather. If you wish, we can read this text to you. Marwan said: That is fine, this matter has also reached us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned Makkah Mukarramah and said that Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had declared it a sanctuary, and I declare all the area between the two boundaries of Madinah Munawwarah as a sanctuary.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the red color becoming predominant (being used excessively), he expressed dislike for it. The narrator says that when Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, people placed a red sheet on his bier, which greatly surprised the public.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to perform the Asr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then slaughter a camel, divide it into ten parts, then cook it, and before the sun would set, we would eat the cooked meat. And during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to perform the Maghrib prayer at such a time that when we returned after offering the prayer, we could still see the place where our arrows had fallen.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Abdullah bin Sahl Ansari and Muhayyisa bin Mas’ud came to Khaybar for some work. They separated from each other, and someone killed Abdullah, and he was found murdered in the middle of Khaybar. His two uncles and his brother came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). His brother’s name was Abdur Rahman bin Sahl, and the uncles’ names were Huwayyisa and Muhayyisa. Abdur Rahman began to speak before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Let the elders speak.” So one of his uncles began to speak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Fifty men from among you should swear an oath and say that the Jews killed him.” They said, “How can we swear an oath about something we did not see with our own eyes?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then fifty Jews should swear an oath and declare their innocence and say that they did not kill him.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), how can we trust their oath when they are polytheists?” Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) paid the blood money from his own side. One of the young camels from the blood money kicked me on the leg. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Khalaf ibn Hisham narrated to us, he said: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from Bushayr ibn Yasar, from Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah and Rafi' ibn Khadij, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, something similar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that my uncle told me that in the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to lease out land for a share of the produce or for a portion of the field which the landowner would reserve for himself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this. I asked Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) about leasing land in exchange for dinars and dirhams. Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said that there is no harm in this.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the morning prayer in brightness, for its reward is greater."

It is narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to give land on sharecropping and did not consider there to be any harm in it. Later, Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade this, so we abandoned it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The hand will not be cut off for stealing fruit or buds.

Abdul Wahid bin Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was passing by a mosque near Madinah Munawwarah when I saw that the iqamah for prayer was being called, and an elder was reproaching the muezzin, saying, “Do you not know that my father told me this hadith: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order this prayer to be delayed?” I asked the people, “Who is this elder?” They told me, “This is Abdullah bin Rafi’ bin Khudayj (may Allah be pleased with him).”

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) Tomorrow we will face our enemy (animals), while we do not have any knife? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever thing, besides teeth and nails, causes the animal’s blood to flow and Allah’s name is mentioned over it, you may eat it. And let me tell you the reason: teeth are bone and nails are the knives of the Abyssinians. During this time, some camels were received as spoils of war, among which one camel ran away. People tried very hard to control it but could not succeed. Finally, a man aimed and shot an arrow at it and brought it under control. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These animals also sometimes become wild just as wild animals become furious. When you are overpowered by an animal, do the same with it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to lease cultivable land in exchange for vegetables, water channels, and some husk. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider it good to lease it in exchange for these things, so he forbade it. However, there is no harm in leasing it in exchange for dirhams and dinars.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The one who collects zakat with justice for the sake of Allah is like the person who fights in the way of Allah, until he returns to his home.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the morning prayer in brightness, its reward is greater."

Imam Zuhri, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I asked Salim bin Abdullah about the issue of leasing land, so he replied that Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him, informed Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he heard his two uncles, who were participants in Badr, narrating this hadith to their families: that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade leasing land.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called out to me from outside my house. At that time, I was "engaged" with my wife. Hearing the call, I stood up. At that time, ejaculation had not occurred, but I performed ghusl (ritual bath) and came out to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him that when you called me, I was engaged with my wife. I stood up immediately; ejaculation had not occurred, but I performed ghusl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "There was no need for that; ghusl becomes obligatory upon ejaculation." Later, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to perform ghusl.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to perform the Asr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then slaughter a camel, divide it into ten parts, then cook it, and before the Maghrib prayer we would eat the cooked meat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I met my uncle Zuhair bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him). He said, "Nephew! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us from something that could have been beneficial for us." I asked, "Uncle! And what is that?" He said, "He forbade us from sharecropping on the elevated lands that we own." I said, "Obedience to Allah and His Messenger is even more beneficial for us." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Do you rent out your land for something in return?" They said, "For the produce of small water channels and for a fixed measure of barley." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Do not do so. Whoever has land should cultivate it himself, and if he cannot do so himself, he should allow his brother to do it." So, we sold the lands we had there.