Hadith about Sharecropping

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had agreed with the people of Khaibar to give (to the Muslim authority) half what it produced of fruits or crops. [Agreed upon].

عَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏-; { أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَامَلَ أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ بِشَطْرِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا مِنْ ثَمَرٍ, أَوْ زَرْعٍ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 7 other versions

I asked Rafi' bin Khadij (RA) about renting land for gold and silver and he replied, "There is no harm in that, as the people used to rent land in the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for what grew by the river-beds, and the edges of the brooks/streams, or for a portion of the crop. However, sometimes…

وَعَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ: { سَأَلْتُ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- عَنْ كِرَاءِ اَلْأَرْضِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ? فَقَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ, إِنَّمَا كَانَ اَلنَّاسُ يُؤَاجِرُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ…

+ 2 other versions

The people used to rent their land for cultivation for one-third, one-fourth or half its yield. The Prophet said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise keep it uncultivated." Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has…

مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلْيُمْسِكْ أَرْضَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 19 other versions

We were the wealthiest farmers among the Ansār, and we used to lease out the land (saying): The produce of this (part of land) would be ours and (the produce) of that would be theirs. But it so happened that at times this (land) gave harvest, but the other one produced nothing. So he (the Prophet) forbade this. However, so far as the payment in silver is concerned, he did not forbid it

Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that we were the wealthiest farmers among the Ansār, and we used to lease out the land (saying): "The produce of this (part of land) would be ours and (the produce) of that would be theirs." But it so happened that at times this (land) gave…

كُنَّا نُكْرِي الأَرْضَ عَلَى أَنَّ لَنَا هَذِهِ وَلَهُمْ هَذِهِ فَرُبَّمَا أَخْرَجَتْ هَذِهِ وَلَمْ تُخْرِجْ هَذِهِ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَمَّا الْوَرِقُ فَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 1 other version Explained

I saw some agricultural equipment and said: "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "There is no house in which these equipment enters except that Allah will cause humiliation to enter it."

لاَ يَدْخُلُ هَذَا بَيْتَ قَوْمٍ إِلاَّ أُدْخِلَهُ الذُّلُّ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Umāmah + 1 other version