Volume 3, Book 47, Number 801:
Narrated Jabir:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 3 > BOOK 47: GIFTS
Some men had superfluous land and they said that they would give it to others to cultivate on the
condition that they would get one-third or one-fourth or one half of its yield. The Prophet said,
“Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his brother or keep it uncultivated.”
Narrated Abu Said: A bedouin came to the Prophet and asked him about emigration. The Prophet
said to him, “May Allah be merciful to you. The matter of emigration is difficult. Have you got some
camels?” He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet asked him, “Do you pay their Zakat?” He replied
in the affirmative. He asked, “Do you lend them so that their milk may be utilized by others?” The
bedouin said, “Yes.” The Prophet asked, “Do you milk them on the day off watering them?” He replied,
“Yes.” The Prophet said, “Do good deeds beyond the merchants (or the sea) and Allah will never dis –
regard any of your deeds.” (See Hadith No. 260, Vol. 5)