قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَالْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا فِي النَّخْلِ أَيْضًا إِنَّهَا تُسَاقِي السِّنِينَ الثَّلَاثَ وَالْأَرْبَعَ وَأَقَلَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَكْثَرَ. قَالَ : وَذَلِكَ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ. وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْأُصُولِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ النَّخْلِ. يَجُوزُ فِيهِ لِمَنْ سَاقَى مِنَ السِّنِينَ مِثْلُ مَا يَجُوزُ فِي النَّخْلِ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that in musaqat, the owner of the land is the worker; he cannot take more than what has been agreed upon. Gold or silver or grain or anything else, in this way the worker cannot take more than the owner.