41. Agriculture

٤١۔ كتاب المزارعة

41.8 Temporary share-cropping contract

٤١۔٨ باب الْمُزَارَعَةِ بِالشَّطْرِ وَنَحْوِهِ

[Machine] Qays bin Muslim reported from Abu Ja'far, who said: "The people of Madinah who are from the household of migration (i.e., the Muhajirun) cultivate one-third or one-fourth of the land." Ali, Saad bin Malik, Abdullah bin Masud, Umar bin Abdul Aziz, Al-Qasim, Urwah, the household of Abu Bakr, the household of Umar, the household of Ali, and Ibn Sirin, all cultivated the land. Abdul Rahman bin Aswad said: "I used to share in farming with Abdul Rahman bin Yazid." Umar used to deal with the people in the following manner: If Umar gave the seeds to someone, then that person would retain one-half, while if they brought the seeds themselves, then they would receive what was appropriate. Al-Hasan said: "There is no harm if the land belongs to one of them and they both contribute equally in terms of expenses. Whatever is harvested shall be divided between them." Al-Zuhri saw this. Al-Hasan also said: "There is no harm if cotton is divided in half." Ibrahim, Ibn Sirin, Ata'a, Al-Hakam, Al-Zuhri, and Qatadah said: "There is no harm if a garment is given as one-third or one-fourth, or the like." Ma'mar said: "There is no harm if the grazing land is divided by one-third or one-fourth, and this is done until a specified period."

وَقَالَ قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ مَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ هِجْرَةٍ إِلاَّ يَزْرَعُونَ عَلَى الثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ. وَزَارَعَ عَلِيٌّ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَالْقَاسِمُ وَعُرْوَةُ وَآلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَآلُ عُمَرَ وَآلُ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنُ سِيرِينَ. وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ كُنْتُ أُشَارِكُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ فِي الزَّرْعِ. وَعَامَلَ عُمَرُ النَّاسَ عَلَى إِنْ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بِالْبَذْرِ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَلَهُ الشَّطْرُ، وَإِنْ جَاءُوا بِالْبَذْرِ فَلَهُمْ كَذَا. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تَكُونَ الأَرْضُ لأَحَدِهِمَا فَيُنْفِقَانِ جَمِيعًا فَمَا خَرَجَ فَهْوَ بَيْنَهُمَا، وَرَأَى ذَلِكَ الزُّهْرِيُّ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُجْتَنَى الْقُطْنُ عَلَى النِّصْفِ. وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَعَطَاءٌ وَالْحَكَمُ وَالزُّهْرِيُّ وَقَتَادَةُ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الثَّوْبَ بِالثُّلُثِ أَوِ الرُّبُعِ وَنَحْوِهِ. وَقَالَ مَعْمَرٌ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْمَاشِيَةُ عَلَى الثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى.

bukhari:2328Ibrāhīm b. al-Mundhir > Anas b. ʿIyāḍ > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ concluded a contract with the people of Khaibar to utilize the land on the condition that half the products of fruits or vegetation would be their share. The Prophet ﷺ used to give his wives one hundred Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley. (When ʿUmar became the Caliph) he gave the wives of the Prophet ﷺ the option of either having the land and water as their shares, or carrying on the previous practice. Some of them chose the land and some chose the Wasqs, and ʿAisha chose the land.  

البخاري:٢٣٢٨حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ؓ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَامَلَ خَيْبَرَ بِشَطْرِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا مِنْ ثَمَرٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ فَكَانَ يُعْطِي أَزْوَاجَهُ مِائَةَ وَسْقٍ ثَمَانُونَ وَسْقَ تَمْرٍ وَعِشْرُونَ وَسْقَ شَعِيرٍ فَقَسَمَ عُمَرُ خَيْبَرَ فَخَيَّرَ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يُقْطِعَ لَهُنَّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَوْ يُمْضِيَ لَهُنَّ فَمِنْهُنَّ مَنِ اخْتَارَ الأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُنَّ مَنِ اخْتَارَ الْوَسْقَ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ اخْتَارَتِ الأَرْضَ