Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) about renting land for gold and silver, and he said: There is no harm in it.
(4) Chapter: Whoever permitted sharecropping (muzara'ah) for a known, undivided share, and took the prohibition of it to be one of mere disapproval (tanzih), or to apply where the contract contains an invalid condition
"Whoever permitted muzara'ah in exchange for a known common share and took the prohibition to be one of disapproval (tanzihi), or (to apply) where there is an invalid condition in the transaction"
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب المزارعة / 11731