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Sunan Abi Dawud 3395 (Book 23, Hadith 70) #23685
Cultivating Land and Obedience to Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) forbade people from renting out their land for a third or quarter of the produce, and instead encouraged them to cultivate it themselves or lend it to others for cultivation.

Narrated Rafi' b. Khadij: 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 forbade us from a work which beneficial to us. But obedience to Allah and His Apostle is more beneficial to us. We asked : What is that ? He said: The Messenger of Allah 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.
حَدَّثَنَا 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 فَذَكَرَ أَنَّ بَعْضَ عُمُومَتِهِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَطَوَاعِيَةُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَنَا وَأَنْفَعُ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ فَلْيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلاَ يُكَارِيهَا بِثُلُثٍ وَلاَ بِرُبُعٍ وَلاَ بِطَعَامٍ مُسَمًّى

TOPICS
cultivation  *  obedience  *  land  *  produce

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's commands, cultivate one's own resources, use resources wisely

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of cultivating land and obeying Allah's commands. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that if someone has land, they should cultivate it themselves or lend it to another person for cultivation instead of renting it out in exchange for a third or quarter of the produce. This hadith emphasizes the importance of obedience to Allah's commands as well as cultivating one's own land in order to benefit oneself and others. It also teaches us that we should not take advantage of our resources but rather use them wisely in order to benefit ourselves and those around us.

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