(35) باب فَضْلِ الْمَنِيحَةِ
Narrated Tawus:
That he was told by the most learned one amongst them (i.e. Ibn `Abbas) that the Prophet (ﷺ) went towards some land which was flourishing with vegetation and asked to whom it belonged. He was told that such and such a person took it on rent. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It would have been better (for the owner) if he had given it to him gratis rather than charging him a fixed rent.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2634
In-book reference: Book 51, Hadith 66
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 47, Hadith 802