Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 802 – Volume 3, Book 47

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Volume 3, Book 47, Number 802:
Narrated Tawus:
That he was told by the most learned one amongst them (i.e. Ibn Abbas) that the Prophet went to –
wards some land which was flourishing with vegetation and asked to whom it belonged. He was told
that such and such a person took it on rent. The Prophet said, "It would have been better (for the
owner) if he had given it to him gratis rather than charging him a fixed rent.