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Sahih Muslim 1548e (Book 21, Hadith 148) #11073
Cultivating Lands

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Zuhair b. Rafi to not rent out his cultivable lands, but rather cultivate them himself or let others cultivate them.

Rafi (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Zuhair b. Rafi (who was his uncle) came to me and said: Allah's Messenger forbade a practice which was useful for us. I said: What is this? (I believe) that whatever Allah's Messenger says is absolutely true. He (Zuhair) said that he (the Holy Prophet) asked me: What do you do with your cultivable lands? I said: Allah's Messenger, we rent those irrigated by canals for dry dates or barley. He said: Don't do that. Cultivate them or let them be cultivated (by others) or retain them yourself.
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّجَاشِيِّ، مَوْلَى رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنْ رَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ظُهَيْرَ بْنَ رَافِعٍ، - وَهُوَ عَمُّهُ - قَالَ أَتَانِي ظُهَيْرٌ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ بِنَا رَافِقًا ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَقٌّ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَأَلَنِي كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ بِمَحَاقِلِكُمْ فَقُلْتُ نُؤَاجِرُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الرَّبِيعِ أَوِ الأَوْسُقِ مِنَ التَّمْرِ أَوِ الشَّعِيرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا ازْرَعُوهَا أَوْ أَزْرِعُوهَا أَوْ أَمْسِكُوهَا

TOPICS
cultivation  *  lands  *  renting  *  barley  *  tasqeen  *  ard  *  ijar  *  alnahr

QUICK LESSONS:
Utilize your resources wisely and take advantage of what Allah has blessed you with .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of cultivating one's own land instead of renting it out for dry dates or barley. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised Zuhair b. Rafi to not rent out his cultivable lands, but rather cultivate them himself or let others cultivate them in order to benefit from the land’s resources and produce. This hadith teaches us that we should make use of our resources and take advantage of what Allah has given us in order to benefit ourselves and those around us, as well as be thankful for the blessings we have been given by Allah SWT. We should also strive to make use of our resources in a way that is beneficial for everyone involved, so that everyone can reap its rewards together without any harm being done to anyone else’s interests.

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