Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 41, Agriculture, discusses agricultural contracts, land use, and related rulings.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2231 (Book 41, Hadith 1)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2231 (Book 41, Hadith 1) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2232 (Book 41, Hadith 2)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2232 (Book 41, Hadith 2) Narrated Abu Umama al-Bahili: I saw some agricultural equipment and said: “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: “There is no house in which these equipment enters except that Allah will cause humiliation to enter it.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَالِمٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2233 (Book 41, Hadith 3)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2233 (Book 41, Hadith 3) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle.” Abu Huraira (in another narration) said from the Prophet, “unless it is used for […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2234 (Book 41, Hadith 4)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2234 (Book 41, Hadith 4) Narrated As-Sa’ib bin Yazid: Abu Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair, a man from Azd Shanu’a and one of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, ‘If one keeps a dog which is meant for guarding neither a farm nor cattle, one Qirat of […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2235 (Book 41, Hadith 5)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2235 (Book 41, Hadith 5) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, ‘I have not been created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for ploughing.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “I, Abu Bakr and `Umar believe in the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2236 (Book 41, Hadith 6)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2236 (Book 41, Hadith 6) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Ansar said to the Prophet (ﷺ) “Distribute the date palm trees between us and our emigrant brothers.” 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2237 (Book 41, Hadith 7)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2237 (Book 41, Hadith 7) Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2238 (Book 41, Hadith 8)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2238 (Book 41, Hadith 8) 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2239 (Book 41, Hadith 9)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2239 (Book 41, Hadith 9) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) used to give his wives one hundred Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2240 (Book 41, Hadith 10)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2240 (Book 41, Hadith 10) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) made a deal with the people of Khaibar that they would have half the fruits and vegetation of the land they cultivated. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2241 (Book 41, Hadith 11)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2241 (Book 41, Hadith 11) Narrated `Amr: I said to Tawus, “I wish you would give up Mukhabara (Sharecropping), for the people say that the Prophet forbade it.” On that Tawus replied, “O `Amr! I give the land to sharecroppers and help them. No doubt; the most learned man, namely Ibn `Abbas told […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2242 (Book 41, Hadith 12)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2242 (Book 41, Hadith 12) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave the land of Khaibar to the Jew’s on the condition that they work on it and cultivate it, and be given half of its yield. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى […]