37/22. Chapter:

If somebody rents land and he or the owner of the land dies (will the contract be cancelled)?

وَقَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ لَيْسَ لأَهْلِهِ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُ إِلَى تَمَامِ الأَجَلِ. وَقَالَ الْحَكَمُ وَالْحَسَنُ وَإِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ تُمْضَى الإِجَارَةُ إِلَى أَجَلِهَا. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَعْطَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْبَرَ بِالشَّطْرِ، فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَصَدْرًا مِنْ خِلاَفَةِ عُمَرَ، وَلَمْ يُذْكَرْ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ جَدَّدَا الإِجَارَةَ بَعْدَ مَا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.According to Ibn Sirin the inheritors have no right to expel the tenant before the term of the contract has elapsed. Al-Hakam, Al-Hasan and Ayas bin Mu‘awiya said, “The contract remains valid till the end of the term.” Ibn ‘Umar said, “The Prophet ﷺ rented the land of Khaibar on the terms that half the yield would be his share. That contract continued during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and the early part of ‘Umar’s caliphate.” It was not mentioned that Abu Bakr renewed the contract after the death of the Prophet ﷺ.

Sahih BukhariHadith Number 2286

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ بْنُ أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْبَرَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوهَا وَيَزْرَعُوهَا وَلَهُمْ شَطْرُ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَأَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ الْمَزَارِعَ كَانَتْ تُكْرَى عَلَى شَىْءٍ سَمَّاهُ نَافِعٌ لاَ أَحْفَظُهُ‏.‏ وَأَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ حَدَّثَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ كِرَاءِ الْمَزَارِعِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَتَّى أَجْلاَهُمْ عُمَرُ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave the land of Khaibar to the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half of its yield. Ibn `Umar added, "The land used to be rented for a certain portion (of its yield)." Nafi` mentioned the amount of the portion but I forgot it. Rafi` bin Khadij said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade renting farms." Narrated 'Ubaidullah Nafi` said: Ibn `Umar said: (The contract of Khaibar continued) till `Umar evacuated the Jews (from Khaibar).

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2285, 2286In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 36, Hadith 485

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