Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 74
AbuJa’far al-Khatmi said: My uncle sent me and his slave to Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab. We said to him, there is something which has reached us about sharecropping. He replied: Ibn Umar did not see any harm in it until a tradition reached him from Rafi’ ibn Khadij. He then came to him and Rafi’ told him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Banu Harithah and saw crop in the land of Zuhayr. He said: What an excellent crop of Zuhayr is! They said: It does not belong to Zuhayr. He asked: Is this not the land of Zuhayr? They said: Yes, but the crop belongs to so-and-so. He said: Take your crop and give him the wages. Rafi’ said: We took our crop and gave him the wages. Sa’id (ibn al-Musayyab) said: Lend your brother or employ him for dirhams.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْخَطْمِيُّ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي عَمِّي أَنَا وَغُلاَمًا، لَهُ إِلَى سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ شَىْءٌ بَلَغَنَا عَنْكَ فِي الْمُزَارَعَةِ . قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لاَ يَرَى بِهَا بَأْسًا حَتَّى بَلَغَهُ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ حَدِيثٌ فَأَتَاهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَافِعٌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَى بَنِي حَارِثَةَ فَرَأَى زَرْعًا فِي أَرْضِ ظُهَيْرٍ فَقَالَ ” مَا أَحْسَنَ زَرْعَ ظُهَيْرٍ ” . قَالُوا لَيْسَ لِظُهَيْرٍ . قَالَ ” أَلَيْسَ أَرْضُ ظُهَيْرٍ ” . قَالُوا بَلَى وَلَكِنَّهُ زَرْعُ فُلاَنٍ . قَالَ ” فَخُذُوا زَرْعَكُمْ وَرُدُّوا عَلَيْهِ النَّفَقَةَ ” . قَالَ رَافِعٌ فَأَخَذْنَا زَرْعَنَا وَرَدَدْنَا إِلَيْهِ النَّفَقَةَ . قَالَ سَعِيدٌ أَفْقِرْ أَخَاكَ أَوْ أَكْرِهِ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ .
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 74
The above hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. This canonical collection is designed as a comprehensive manual for Islamic life, systematically addressing the intricacies of law and practice. Compiled by Abu Dawud al-Sijistani, its vast content of over 4,800 hadiths is meticulously categorized into specific chapters on core themes. For instance, it dedicates entire books to the nuances of ritual purification (tahara), the precise actions of prayer (salah), the regulations of alms-giving (zakat), and the rules governing marriage and divorce. This practical, user-friendly organization, combined with a diligent focus on reliable narrations from the Prophet (PBUH), has cemented its role as an essential reference for jurists.
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