Narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever owns land should cultivate it himself; if he is unable to cultivate it and becomes incapable, then he should give it as a gift to his Muslim brother and should not rent it out.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Some people had extra land, and they would give it on rent for a third, a quarter, or half of the produce. But the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it as a gift to his brother; if he does not wish to do so, then he should keep his land with himself.

(Third chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has extra land or water, he should cultivate it himself or give it to his brother, and he should not sell it. Salim bin Hayyan says: I asked Saeed whether "not to sell" means not to give it on rent? He said: Yes.

It is narrated from Imam Nafi that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I know that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), lands were leased out for a certain amount of crops and fodder that grew near small canals, but I do not know how much the amount of fodder was. And Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to lease out his land during the times of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) and at the beginning of the era of Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). When the later period of Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) was ongoing, he received the information that Sayyiduna Rafi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing land in this manner. So he went to him, and I, Nafi, was also with him, and he asked him about this hadith. He said: Yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing fields. After that, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) abandoned this practice and stopped leasing out land. Then, when he was asked about this, he would say: Sayyiduna Rafi bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) believes that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing fields.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: O Ibn Khudayj! What do you report from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding leasing land? He said: I heard from my two uncles who participated in the Battle of Badr, they used to relate to their family members that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing land.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ ibn Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to lease out land for a third or a quarter of the produce, or for a specified amount of grain. One of my uncles came to us and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden us from a practice that was beneficial for us, but in any case, obedience to Allah and His Messenger is more beneficial for us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden us from leasing out land for a third or a quarter of the produce or for a specified amount of grain, and has instructed the owners of the land to either cultivate it themselves or give it to someone else to cultivate, and has disliked all other forms.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from Mukhabarah. I asked: What is meant by Mukhabarah? He said: To lease land in exchange for half, a third, or a quarter of its produce.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, he says: We used to practice mukhabarah and did not consider there to be any harm in it, until Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him, expressed the opinion that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had forbidden it. Then we abandoned it altogether.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leasing out fields. Hanzalah said: What if it is given in exchange for gold and silver? He replied: No, it is only forbidden to give land in exchange for a portion of its produce. There is no harm in leasing land for gold and silver.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade muhaqalah. Imam Shu’bah says: I asked Hakam what muhaqalah is. He said: To cultivate land on the basis of a third or a fourth share. When Ibrahim heard this, he disliked cultivating land on the basis of a third or a fourth share, but he did not see any harm in taking barren land in exchange for dirhams.