Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a Muslim plants a tree or cultivates a crop, and a bird, a human, or an animal eats from it, it is counted as charity for him equal to what he has given."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw a ploughshare and a farming tool, so he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "This tool does not enter the house of any people except that Allah Almighty humiliates and disgraces them."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps a dog, his reward will decrease by one Qirat every day, except for a dog kept for farming or for guarding livestock."

Narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Except for a dog (kept) for sheep, or farming, or hunting."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) in another narration as follows: "Except for a dog used for hunting or guarding livestock."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A man was riding a bull when the bull turned to him and said, 'I have not been created for riding, I have been created for plowing.'" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (after narrating this incident) said: "I believe in this, and so do Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)." And a wolf seized a sheep, so the shepherd chased after it. The wolf said, "(Today you may rescue it, but tell me) when (Medina will be deserted and) only wild beasts will remain, who will protect the sheep on that day? On that day, there will be no shepherd for it except me." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (after narrating this incident) said: "I believe in this, and so do Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)." The narrator (Abu Salama) says that Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said that (the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, testified on behalf of Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, even though) both of them were not present at that time.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Ansar said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that they would divide their gardens between themselves and their Muhajir brothers. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No." Then they (the Ansar) said (to the Muhajirin): "You work and we will share the fruits with you." So the Muhajirin said: "Alright! We have heard and we accept (this offer)."

Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Among all the people of Madinah, we used to do the most farming. We used to lease out fields, and in return for the rent, a specific portion of the field would be assigned to the owner of the land (so that whatever was produced in it, he would take as rent for the land). Sometimes a calamity would befall that portion (so nothing would be produced in it), while the rest of the field would remain safe, and sometimes a calamity would befall the rest of the field and that portion would remain safe. So we were prohibited from this, and at that time, giving gold or silver (as rent) was not common.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made an agreement with the people of Khaybar for half of the produce of crops and fruits, and (whatever grain or fruit was produced there) it used to be divided equally. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to give his noble wives one hundred wasq, that is, eighty (80) wasq of dates and twenty (20) wasq of barley.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not prohibit this (sharecropping), rather he (peace be upon him) said: "If any one of you gives (his land) to his brother free of charge, it is better than taking some rent for it."