Hadith 5826

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ

(17) Chapter: Kira (leasing Land)
120
وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ سَأَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَطَاءً فَقَالَ أَحَدَّثَكَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلاَ يُكْرِهَا " . قَالَ نَعَمْ .

Sulaiman b. Musa asked Ata':
Did Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:" He who has land should cultivate it himself, or let his brother cultivate it, and should not give on rent"? He said: Yes.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1536 p

In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 120

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 10, Hadith 3720