Volume 3, Book 39, Number 524:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle gave the land of Khaibar to the Jew’s on the condition that they work on it and cul –
tivate it, and be given half of its yield.
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 525:
Narrated Rafi:
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We worked on farms more than anybody else in Medina. We used to rent the land and say to the
owner, “The yield of this portion is for us and the yield of that portion is for you (as the rent).” One of
those portions might yield something and the other might not. So, the Prophet forbade us to do so.
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 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 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.”