Hadith 6017

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ

(17) Chapter: Kira (leasing Land) (ID)
116
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، - لَقَبُهُ عَارِمٌ وَهُوَ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ السَّدُوسِيُّ - حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرٌ الْوَرَّاقُ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَزْرَعْهَا فَلْيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ " .

Jabir b. Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
He who has land should cultivate it himself, but if he does not cultivate it himself, then he should let his brother cultivate it. (ID)

Reference (ID): Sahih Muslim 1536 l (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 21, Hadith 116 (ID)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 10, Hadith 3716 (ID)