Sayyiduna Usaid bin Hudair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Previously, if any one of us did not need a piece of land and another person needed it for cultivation, he would make an agreement for a third, a fourth, or half of the produce, and he would stipulate the condition of the area around three water channels (nalis) or the area around a large water channel (i.e., the produce from there would be his). We used to work there with great effort using cows, iron tools, and other things, and then we would get something from it. Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us and informed us that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden you from something which was beneficial for you regarding cultivation. By cultivation is meant giving land on lease for a third or a fourth of the produce. So, whoever has land and does not need it, he should give it to his brother (for temporary use without compensation) or cultivate it himself. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden muzabanah.