21/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1536x — Uncultivated Land for Two or Three Years
Kira (leasing Land)
Hadith About Uncultivated Land for Two or Three Years
Sahih Muslim : 1536x
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1536x
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ بَيْعِ الأَرْضِ الْبَيْضَاءِ سَنَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbidding the selling (renting of) uncultivated land for two years or three.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1536xIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 128USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3727
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1536x
This Hadith reports that Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) said Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade the selling, or renting as translated, of uncultivated land for two years or three. The main phrase for this narration is hadith about uncultivated land. The wording is narrow and specific. It speaks about land described as white or uncultivated, and it mentions a time period of two or three years. The explanation should stay close to that wording. The Hadith points to care in land dealings and avoids presenting the matter as a general statement beyond the text. Its focus is a specific type of land arrangement connected to a set period.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions uncultivated land specifically.
- The stated period is two or three years.
- The narration warns against this form of land transaction.
- The wording should not be stretched beyond what it says.
