Hazrat Ibrahim bin Muhajir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Musa bin Talha about sharecropping (muzara’ah). He told me that Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) gave his land to Hazrat Khabbab, Hazrat Abdullah, Hazrat Sa’d, and Hazrat Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with them), and I saw that he gave the land under the terms of one-third and one-fourth sharecropping.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave his land of Khyber for sharecropping on the condition of half the produce.

Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to practice sharecropping for a third and for a quarter.

Hazrat Tawoos narrates that Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us; we used to give our lands for sharecropping on the basis of one-third and one-fourth. He did not reproach us for this.

It is narrated in the same manner from Hazrat Tawus.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave the land of Khaybar to its people on a half-share basis for sharecropping. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and then their families, have continued sharecropping on a third and a quarter share up to this day.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about giving land for sharecropping on the basis of a third or a quarter. He replied that if you look at the family of Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, you will find them doing it in this manner.

Hazrat Kulayb bin Wa'il narrates that I asked Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that a person has his own land and water but he does not have seeds and oxen. He gave his land to me on the basis of sharecropping for half the produce. I cultivated the land with my own seeds and oxen, and whatever was produced, we divided it equally. (Is this permissible?) He replied, "It is very good."

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not consider there to be any harm in sharecropping on a fifty-fifty basis.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that my land and my camel are equal.