21/21. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 998 — The Book of Sales (Bargains)
To give someone, his land, free.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 998
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 998
حديث ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْهُ (أَيِ الْمُخَابَرَةِ) وَلكِنْ قَالَ: أَنْ يَمْنَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهِ خَرْجًا مَعْلُومًا.
`Amr Narrated from:
I said to Tawus, "I wish you would give up Mukhâbara (share-cropping) [1], for the people say that the Prophet ﷺ forbade it." On that Tawus replied, "O 'Amr! I give the land to share-croppers and help them. No doubt the most learned man, namely Ibn 'Abbâs رضى الله عنهما told me that the Prophet ﷺ had not forbidden it (i.e. Al-Mukhâbara) but said, 'It is more beneficial for one to give his land free to one's brother than to charge him a fixed rental.' " ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 523, Vol. 3) In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
[1] Share-cropping is not forbidden, but it is recommended that one should let his Muslim brethren utilize one's own land without charging them anything.
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abd al-Baqi
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
