Volume 3, Book 39, Number 526:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “While three men were walking, It started raining and they took shelter (refuge)
in a cave in a mountain. A big rock rolled down from the mountain and closed the mouth of the
cave. They said to each other, “Think of good deeds which you did for Allah’s sake only, and invoke
Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that He may remove this rock from you.” One of them
said, ‘O Allah! I had old parents and small children and I used to graze the sheep for them. On my
return to them in the evening, I used to milk (the sheep) and start providing my parents first of all
before my children. One day I was delayed and came late at night and found my parents sleeping. I
milked (the sheep) as usual and stood by their heads. I hated to wake them up and disliked to give
milk to my children before them, although my children were weeping (because of hunger) at my feet
till the day dawned. O Allah! If I did this for Your sake only, kindly remove the rock so that we could
see the sky through it.’ So, Allah removed the rock a little and they saw the sky. The second man said,
‘O Allah! I was in love with a cousin of mine like the deepest love a man may have for a woman. I
wanted to outrage her chastity but she refused unless I gave her one hundred Dinars. So, I struggled
to collect that amount. And when I sat between her legs, she said, ‘O Allah’s slave! Be afraid of Allah
and do not deflower me except rightfully (by marriage).’ So, I got up. O Allah! If I did it for Your sake
only, please remove the rock.’ The rock shifted a little more. Then the third man said, ‘O Allah! I em –
ployed a laborer for a Faraq of rice and when he finished his job and demanded his right, I presented
it to him, but he refused to take it. So, I sowed the rice many time till I gathered cows and their shep –
herd (from the yield). (Then after some time) He came and said to me, ‘Fear Allah (and give me my
right).” I said, ‘Go and take those cows and the shepherd.’ He said, ‘Be afraid of Allah! Don’t mock at
me.’ I said, ‘I am not mocking at you. Take (all that).’ So, he took all that. O Allah! If I did that for Your
sake only, please remove the rest of the rock.’ So, Allah removed the rock.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 527:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father:
Umar said, “But for the future Muslim generations, I would have distributed the land of the vil –
lages I conquer among the soldiers as the Prophet distributed the land of Khaibar.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 519:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet got the date palm trees of the tribe of Bani-An-Nadir burnt and the trees cut down at
a place called Al-Buwaira . Hassan bin Thabit said in a poetic verse: “The chiefs of Bani Lu’ai found it
easy to watch fire spreading at Al-Buwaira.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 520:
Narrated Rafi’ bin Khadij:
We worked on farms more than anybody else in Medina. We used to rent the land at the yield of
specific delimited portion of it to be given to the landlord. Sometimes the vegetation of that portion
was affected by blights etc., while the rest remained safe and vice versa, so the Prophet forbade this
practice. At that time gold or silver were not used (for renting the land). If they provided the seeds,
they would get so-and-so much. Al-Hasan said, “There is no harm if the land belongs to one but both
spend on it and the yield is divided between them.” Az-Zuhri had the same opinion. Al-Hasan said,
“There is no harm if cotton is picked on the condition of having half the yield.” Ibrahim, Ibn Siain,
‘Ata’, Al-Hakam, Az-Zuhri and Qatada said, “There is no harm in giving the yarn to the weaver to
weave into cloth on the basis that one-third or one-fourth (or any other portion) of the cloth is given
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to the weaver for his labor.” Ma’am said, “There is no harm in hiring animals for a definite (fixed)
period on the basis that one-third or one-fourth of the products carried by the animals is given to
the owner of the animals.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 521:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet concluded a contract with the people of Khaibar to utilize the land on the condition
that half the products of fruits or vegetation would be their share. The Prophet used to give his wives
one hundred Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley. (When ‘Umar became
the Caliph) he gave the wives of the Prophet the option of either having the land and water as their
shares, or carrying on the previous practice. Some of them chose the land and some chose the Wasqs,
and ‘Aisha chose the land.
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 522:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet made a deal with the people of Khaibar that they would have half the fruits and ve –
getation of the land they cultivated.
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 518:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Ansar said to the Prophet “Distribute the date palm trees between us and our emigrant broth –
ers.” He replied, “No.” The Ansar said (to the emigrants), “Look after the trees (water and watch them)
and share the fruits with us.” The emigrants said, “We listen and obey.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 513:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then
a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift for him.”