It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that he said: If a man gives land to his brother as a gift, it is better than taking something specific in exchange for it. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: This is called "haql" and in the language of the Ansar, it is called "muhaqala."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to lease out fields for crops irrigated by large canals, for crops irrigated by small canals, and for some fodder or straw. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked this method of leasing fields and forbade it. Then Sayyiduna Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: However, there is no harm in leasing for dirhams and dinars.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: My uncle told me that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to lease land in exchange for crops growing around small canals and some cultivation which the owner would exclude, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this. I (Hanzalah) said to Sayyiduna Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him): Then how should land be leased? Is it permissible for dirhams and dinars? He said: There is no harm in leasing cultivation in exchange for dirhams and dinars.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him): In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the owners of fields used to lease their lands in exchange for that portion of land where water channels flowed or around wells where water would rise by itself. But when they brought some disputes regarding these matters to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he forbade them from leasing land in this manner and said: Lease land in exchange for gold and silver.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Dinar (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to give land on sharecropping and did not feel any objection 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 prohibited it. Amr bin Dinar said: When I mentioned this matter before Tawus, he said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If any one of you gives his land to his brother as a gift, it is better for him than taking a fixed produce from the land.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to some towns of Arabia and ordered me to bring back a third and a quarter of the land from there.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and forbade us from a practice that was beneficial for us. Nevertheless, the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is better for us than that practice from which he forbade us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has land, he should cultivate it himself, or leave it as it is, or give it to his brother as a gift for cultivation. Abdul Malik says: I mentioned this hadith to Tawus, and he thought that in this matter, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was the most knowledgeable, and he narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has land, if he gives it to his brother for cultivation, then that is better for him. Imam Shu’bah says: Abdul Malik would combine these three narrators: Tawus, Ata, and Mujahid, and regarding the narrator who reported from Mujahid, Shu’bah thought that he was a person of hadith.

It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair that Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: May Allah forgive Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), I know this blessed hadith better than him. The real matter was that when two men came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and argued, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If this is your situation, then do not give lands on rent. Sayyiduna Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) only heard these words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Do not give lands on rent.