The freed slave (mawla) of Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade me from renting out land and claimed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "had forbidden it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب المزارعة / 11710