Volume 3, Book 40, Number 541:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to the Prophet who drank from it, while on his right
side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of those who were present and on his left side
there were old men. The Prophet asked, “O boy, will you allow me to give it (i.e. the rest of the drink)
to the old men?” The boy said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I will not give preference to anyone over me to
drink the rest of it from which you have drunk.” So, the Prophet gave it to him.
Volume 3, Book 40, Number 542:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah’s Apostle while he was in the
house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas’s house. A
tumbler of it was presented to Allah’s Apostle who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his
left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet removed the tumbler from his mouth,
‘Umar was afraid that the Prophet might give it to the bedouin, so he said. “O Allah’s Apostle! Give it
to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side.” But the Prophet gave it to the bedouin, who was to his right
and said, “You should start with the one on your right side.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 533:
Narrated Jabir:
The people used to rent their land for cultivation for one-third, one-fourth or half its yield. The
Prophet said, “Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis;
otherwise keep it uncultivated.”
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it
to his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise he should keep it uncultivated.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 534:
Narrated ‘Amr:
When I mentioned it (i.e. the narration of Rafi ‘bin Khadij: no. 532) to Tawus, he said, “It is per –
missible to rent the land for cultivation, for Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘The Prophet did not forbid that, but said:
One had better give the land to one’s brother gratis rather than charge a certain amount for it.’ “
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 535:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn ‘Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, and in the early days of
Muawiya. Then he was told the narration of Rafi ‘bin Khadij that the Prophet had forbidden the rent –
ing of farms. Ibn ‘Umar went to Rafi’ and I accompanied him. He asked Rafi who replied that the
Prophet had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn ‘Umar said, “You know that we used to rent our
farms in the life-time of Allah’s Apostle for the yield of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and
for certain amount of figs.
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 536:
Narrated Salim:
Abdullah bin ‘Umar said, “I knew that the land was rented for cultivation in the life-time of Allah’s
Apostle .” Later on Ibn ‘Umar was afraid that the Prophet had forbidden it, and he had no knowledge
of it, so he gave up renting his land.
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 537:
Narrated Hanzla bin Qais:
Rafi bin Khadij said, “My two uncles told me that they (i.e. the companions of the Prophet) used to
rent the land in the life-time of the Prophet for the yield on the banks of water streams (rivers) or for
a portion of the yield stipulated by the owner of the land. The Prophet forbade it.” I said to Rafi,
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“What about renting the land for Dinars and Dirhams?” He replied, “There is no harm in renting for
Dinars-Dirhams. Al-Laith said, “If those who have discernment for distinguishing what is legal from
what is illegal looked into what has been forbidden concerning this matter they would not permit it,
for it is surrounded with dangers.”
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 530:
Narrated ‘Umar:
While the Prophet was in Al-‘Aqiq he said, “Someone (meaning Gabriel) came to me from my Lord
tonight (in my dream) and said, ‘Offer the prayer in this blessed valley and say (I intend to perform)
Umra along with Hajj (together).’ “