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abudawud:3395ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar b. Maysarah > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

We used to employ people to till land for a share of it produce. He then maintained that, one of his uncles came to him and said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from a work which beneficial to us. But obedience to Allah and His Apostle ﷺ is more beneficial to us. We asked : What is that ? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone has land, he should cultivate it, or lend it to his brother for cultivation. He should not rent it for a third or a quarter (of the produce) or for specified among of produce.  

أبو داود:٣٣٩٥حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُخَابِرُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّ بَعْضَ عُمُومَتِهِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا وَأَنْفَعُ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ فَلْيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلاَ يُكَارِيهَا بِثُلُثٍ وَلاَ بِرُبُعٍ وَلاَ بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:3897Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

"We used to lease land on the basis of Al-Muhaqalah during the time of the Messenger of Allah." He said that one of his paternal uncles came to them and said: "The Messenger of Allah has forbidden me to do something that was beneficial for us, but obedience to Allah and His Messenger is more beneficial." We said: "What is that?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has land, let him cultivate it (himself) or give it to his brother to cultivate, and not lease it in return for one-third or one-quarter of the yield nor a specified amount of food (produce).'"  

النسائي:٣٨٩٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ بَعْضَ عُمُومَتِهِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلاَ يُكَارِيهَا بِثُلُثٍ وَلاَ رُبُعٍ وَلاَ طَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى رَوَاهُ حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ رَافِعٍ فَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى رَبِيعَةَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ  

ahmad:17539Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

We used to employ people to till land for a share of it produce. He then maintained that, one of his uncles came to him and said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from a work which beneficial to us. But obedience to Allah and His Apostle ﷺ is more beneficial to us. We asked : What is that ? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone has land, he should cultivate it, or lend it to his brother for cultivation. He should not rent it for a third or a quarter (of the produce) or for specified among of produce. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3395)   

أحمد:١٧٥٣٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ أَوْ طَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى قَالَ فَأَتَانَا بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِي فَقَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْفَعُ لَنَا وَأَنْفَعُ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا يُكَارِهَا بِثُلُثٍ وَلَا رُبُعٍ وَلَا بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَهُوَ ظَهِيرٌ  

tabarani:4281[Chain 1] ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdah b. Sulaymān [Chain 2] Isḥāq b. Khālawayh al-Wāsiṭī > al-ʿAbbās b. al-Walīd al-Narsī > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

[Machine] We used to make deals during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the deal was that a man would give his land on a third or a quarter or for a specified amount of food. Some of my relatives came to us and said that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited us from a matter that used to benefit us and the obedience of Allah and His Messenger's obedience is more beneficial for us. We asked, "What is that?" He said, "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever owns land should cultivate it himself or let his brother cultivate it, and should not rent it out for a third or a quarter or for a specified amount of food.'"  

الطبراني:٤٢٨١حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ خَالَوَيْهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَا ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْضَهُ عَلَى الثُّلُثِ أَوِ الرُّبُعِ أَوْ عَلَى طَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى فَأَتَانَا بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِي فَقَالَ نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللهِ وَطَوَاعِيَةُ رَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا يُكَارِيهَا بِثُلُثٍ أَوْ رُبْعٍ وَلَا بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى»  

tabarani:4282Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > Aḥmad b. ʿĪsá al-Miṣrī > Ibn Wahb > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

We used to employ people to till land for a share of it produce. He then maintained that, one of his uncles came to him and said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from a work which beneficial to us. But obedience to Allah and His Apostle ﷺ is more beneficial to us. We asked : What is that ? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone has land, he should cultivate it, or lend it to his brother for cultivation. He should not rent it for a third or a quarter (of the produce) or for specified among of produce. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3395)   

الطبراني:٤٢٨٢حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ أَنْ يُكْرِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْضَهُ بِالثُّلُثِ أَوِ الرُّبُعِ أَوْ بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى فَأَتَى بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِهِ فَقَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا طَوَاعِيَةُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا يُكْرِيهَا بِالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ وَلَا بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى»  

nasai-kubra:4610Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

"We used to lease land on the basis of Al-Muhaqalah during the time of the Messenger of Allah." He said that one of his paternal uncles came to them and said: "The Messenger of Allah has forbidden me to do something that was beneficial for us, but obedience to Allah and His Messenger is more beneficial." We said: "What is that?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has land, let him cultivate it (himself) or give it to his brother to cultivate, and not lease it in return for one-third or one-quarter of the yield nor a specified amount of food (produce).'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3897)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٦١٠أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ بَعْضَ عُمُومَتِي أَتَاهُمْ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا يُكْرِهَا بِثُلُثٍ وَلَا رُبْعٍ وَلَا طَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى» رَوَاهُ حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ فَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى رَبِيعَةَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْهُ فِيهِ  

bayhaqi:11714Abū al-Ḥusayn b. Bishrān > Ismāʿīl b. Muḥammad al-Ṣaffār > Yaḥyá b. Jaʿfar > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. ʿAṭāʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Yaʿlá b. Ḥakīm > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

[Machine] We used to go with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on his raids. He came upon some of his Companions and asked them, "What is this?" They replied, "We have slaughtered it for food." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade them to eat it and said, "If any one of you has no food other than meat, he should cut pieces from it (from the three parts mentioned above) and eat. And he should not desire to take a share of it for awarding to his companions who do not own a portion of it."  

البيهقي:١١٧١٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُحَاقِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِهِ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ اسْمُهُ ظُهَيْرٌ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا وَأَنْفَعُ قَالَ الْقَوْمُ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا يُكَارِيهَا بِالثُّلُثِ وَلَا بِالرُّبُعِ وَلَا طَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ