أَخْبَرَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا
حِبَّانُ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قِرَاءَةً ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ
لِعَطَاءٍ : عَبْدٌ أُؤَاجِرُهُ سَنَةً بِطَعَامِهِ ، وَسَنَةً أُخْرَى بِكَذَا وَكَذَا . قَالَ : " لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَيُجْزِئُهُ اشْتِرَاطُكَ حِينَ تُؤَاجِرُهُ أَيَّامًا أَوْ آجَرْتَهُ وَقَدْ مَضَى بَعْضُ السَّنَةِ " ، قَالَ : إِنَّكَ لَا تُحَاسِبُنِي لِمَا مَضَى .
´It was narrated that Ibn Juraij said:` "I said to 'Ata': 'What if I hire a slave for a year in return for his food, and for another year, in return for such and such?' He said: 'There is nothing wrong with that, and you may stipulate your conditions of hiring even for a few days.' 'How about if I make a deal to hire him when part of the year has passed?' He said: 'Do not hold me to account for what has passed.'"