Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) acquired a piece of land in Khaybar. He went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I have obtained a piece of land such that I have never acquired a better one than this before. What do you command me regarding it?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, keep the land and give its produce as charity." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave its produce as charity, in such a way that the land could neither be sold, nor gifted, nor inherited. (Its produce) would be given to the poor, relatives, slaves, those striving in the way of Allah, and travelers. Whoever is its caretaker will not be sinful if he eats from it in a reasonable manner, or feeds a friend from it, but the condition is that he does not accumulate wealth from it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) received land in Khaybar. He went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have not received any wealth that is more valuable to me than this." So what do you instruct me? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, dedicate it as a waqf for Allah, so that the original land remains with you and you give its produce in charity." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave it in charity for the poor, close relatives, slaves, travelers, and guests, and there is no sin upon its administrator if he eats from it in a reasonable manner or feeds a friend, as long as he is not accumulating wealth. The narrators have differed regarding one word of this narration.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave it in charity in such a way that the original land could not be sold, it could not be given as a gift, and it would not be divided in inheritance. After this, the narrator has transmitted these words at the end: "That person should not be one who amasses wealth."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) acquired a piece of land in Khaybar. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to consult him about it, and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have obtained a piece of land in Khaybar, and I have never acquired land better than this. What do you command me regarding it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, keep the land and give its produce as charity." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave it as charity in such a way that the original land could neither be sold, nor gifted, nor inherited, and its produce was to be given as charity to the poor, close relatives, slaves, warriors in the cause of Allah, travelers, and guests. And there was no sin upon the person who managed it if he ate from it in a reasonable manner or fed a friend from it, as long as he was not accumulating wealth.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that he acquired a piece of land in Khaybar, so he said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have obtained a land such that I have never acquired a better land than this." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, give it as charity and keep the original land with you." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did it in such a way that it could neither be sold, nor gifted, nor inherited, and its produce was given as charity to the poor, the needy, travelers, warriors, slaves, and guests. The person who was its caretaker would not be sinful if he ate from it himself or fed a friend from it, as long as he was not accumulating wealth. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made this bequest to Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and after her, to the elderly members of Sayyiduna Umar’s family. These are the words of the narrator named Abu Mas’ud, though other narrators have reported it with some differences in wording.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: The original land cannot be sold, it will not be divided in inheritance.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: So they kept the original land with themselves, such that it should neither be sold, nor gifted, nor divided as inheritance, and its produce was given in charity to the poor, close relatives, slaves, the needy, travelers, and guests.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I have acquired land in Khaybar, and to me, I have never acquired land better than this. What do you command me regarding it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, keep the original land with you and give its produce as charity." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) kept the original land and gave its produce as charity, in such a way that the land could neither be sold, nor gifted, nor inherited, and its produce would be for the poor, close relatives, slaves, warriors in the cause of Allah, travelers, and guests. And there would be no sin upon the person who manages it if he eats from it in a reasonable manner or feeds a friend from it, as long as he is not accumulating wealth.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that he acquired a piece of land in Khaybar. He said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have obtained a piece of land which is more beloved to me than any other land I have ever acquired, and there is no land more precious than this." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, give it as charity in such a way that the original land remains with you." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave that land as charity in such a way that it could neither be sold nor gifted, and its produce would be for the poor, close relatives, slaves, guests, and travelers. Whoever is its caretaker will not be sinful if he eats from it in a reasonable manner, as long as he is not accumulating wealth from it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates the statement of Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): I acquired a piece of land in Khaybar, which was the best property I ever had. I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek your opinion about it. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have acquired a piece of land in Khaybar, which is the best I have ever had." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, keep the original land and give its produce as charity." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave it as charity in such a way that it could neither be sold, nor gifted, nor inherited. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave its produce as charity to the poor, close relatives, warriors in Allah’s cause, slaves, travelers, and guests. And there is no sin upon the person who manages it if he eats from it in a reasonable manner or gives some to a friend in a reasonable manner, as long as he is not accumulating wealth from it. There is a difference among the narrators regarding one word of this narration.