Hazrat Amr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I heard Hazrat Salim, may Allah have mercy on him, saying: Ibn Khudayj, may Allah be pleased with him, wanted to impose excess upon himself. By Allah, I will surely and certainly take the rent of the camel from him.

Hazrat Tawus says that there is no harm in conducting sharecropping on the basis of half, one-third, or one-fourth.

Hazrat Ibn al-Aswad used to engage in sharecropping with the villagers during the lifetime of his respected father.

Hazrat Ibn al-Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I used to do sharecropping for a third and a quarter. I asked Hazrat Alqamah and Hazrat al-Aswad (may Allah have mercy on them) about this. (I informed them about it.) So if they had considered there to be any objection in it, they would certainly have forbidden me from it.

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz had ordered that lands be given for sharecropping on the basis of one-third and one-fourth shares.

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Adi (may Allah have mercy on him) instructing him to do sharecropping on the basis of one-third and one-fourth.

Hazrat Qasim and Hazrat Ibn Sirin did not consider it objectionable for a person to give his land to another for sharecropping on the basis of one-third, one-fourth, or one-tenth, and nothing is obligatory upon him regarding expenses.

Hazrat Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) says that my father did not see any harm in giving land on rent (for sharecropping).

Hazrat Saeed says that I asked Hazrat Salim (may Allah have mercy on him)? He replied, "There is no harm in it."

Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) says that may Allah forgive Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah, I know this hadith better than him. Two people came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while disputing. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If this is your condition, then do not give land on rent (muzara’ah). Hazrat Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) only heard the last statement of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do not give land on muzara’ah."