Hadith 3927

أَخْبَرَنِي زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ يَعْلَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ , إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ ، قَالَ : " كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ الْأَرْضَ , نُكْرِيهَا بِالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ وَالطَّعَامِ الْمُسَمَّى " . رَوَاهُ سَعِيدٌ , عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ .
´It was narrated from Ayyub who said:` "Ya'la bin Al-Hakim wrote to me (saying): 'I heard Sulaiman bin Yasar narrating from Rafi' bin Khadij, who said: "We used to lease land on the basis of Al-Muhaqalah, leasing it in return for one-third or one-quarter of the yield, and a specified amount of food (produce)."'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب المزارعة / 3927
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
Hadith Takhrij «انظر ما قبلہ (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
It is permissible to give land on sharecropping for a third or a quarter of the produce; however, it is not permissible in exchange for a fixed quantity of grain, because it is possible that such an amount of grain may not even be produced from that land. Yes, a fixed amount of money may be taken, because money is something separate from the land.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3927