Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If it were not for the consideration of the later Muslims, I would have distributed every city that was conquered among its inhabitants, just as Khaybar was distributed by the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever cultivates a land that does not belong to anyone, then the one who cultivates it has the greatest right to it."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) expelled the Jews and Christians from the land of Hijaz, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gained dominance over Khaybar, he intended to expel the Jews from there. And at the time when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gained dominance over Khaybar, the land there became the property of Allah, His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and all Muslims. So when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to expel the Jews from there, the Jews requested the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to let them stay there on the condition that they would work there and receive half of the fruits. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to them: "Alright! We will keep you as long as we wish." Thus, they stayed there until Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) expelled them towards (the places of) Tayma and Ariha.

`Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (bin Rafi') رضي الله عنه narrates from his uncle Sayyiduna Zuhair bin Rafi' رضي الله عنه that he said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade us from a practice which used to make things very easy for us. I said: Whatever the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم has said is the truth. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم called me and said: "What do you do with your fields?" I said: We lease them out for a quarter (of the produce), and (sometimes) for a few wasqs of dates and barley. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Do not do so. Either cultivate them yourselves, or have them cultivated (by someone), or keep them with you." Sayyiduna Rafi' رضي الله عنه says: Whatever was commanded, "we heard and accepted wholeheartedly."

'(It is narrated from Nafi' رحمه الله that)' Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما used to lease out his fields during the time of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and during the eras of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman رضي الله عنهم, and at the beginning of the rule of Sayyiduna Muawiyah رضي الله عنه. After that, the narration of Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij رضي الله عنه was mentioned to him, that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade leasing out fields. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنهما went to Sayyiduna Rafi' رضي الله عنه, and I (Nafi') also went with him. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما asked him, and he informed that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade leasing out fields. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما said, "Do you know that during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, we used to lease out our fields for a quarter of the produce or for some amount of straw?"

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): I know that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), fields used to be given on rent. Afterwards, Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) thought that perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had given a new ruling about this which he was not aware of, so he (out of caution) stopped renting out fields.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was once describing something, and at that time a man from a village was sitting with him: "A person from among the people of Paradise will ask his Lord for permission to cultivate the land, so Allah Almighty will say to him, 'Are you not happy with the state you are in?' He will reply, 'Yes, I am happy, but I wish to cultivate.'" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then he will sow the seeds, and their growing, increasing, and harvesting will all happen before the blink of an eye, and the heaps of its produce will be as large as mountains. Then Allah Almighty will say, 'O son of Adam! You are never satisfied with anything.'" At this, the Bedouin said, "O Messenger of Allah! You will find such a person among the Quraysh or the Ansar, because they are the ones who are farmers, and we are not farmers." Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled.