21/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1549a — Forbiddance of Muzara'a
Muzura'ah (Sharecropping) and Mu'ajarah
Hadith About Muzara'a and Sharecropping
Sahih Muslim : 1549a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1549a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي، شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَعْقِلٍ عَنِ الْمُزَارَعَةِ، فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ثَابِتُ بْنُ الضَّحَّاكِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَارَعَةِ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ نَهَى عَنْهَا . وَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ مَعْقِلٍ . وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ .
Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib Narrated from:
I asked Abdullah b. Ma'qil about Muzara'a (cultivating land on share basis in the produce). He said: Thabit b. Dahhak informed me that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Muzara'a as Ibn Abu Shaiba forbade it with a slight change of words. He (the narrator) said: I asked Ibn Ma'qil but he did not name 'Abdullah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1549aIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 154USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3751
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1549a
This hadith about Muzara'a records a question asked by Abdullah b. al-Sa'ib to Abdullah b. Ma'qil. The answer was that Thabit b. Dahhak informed him that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade Muzara'a, meaning cultivating land on a share basis in the produce, as stated in the translation. The report also notes a slight wording change in another narration and a naming detail about Ibn Ma'qil. Since the wording is brief, the explanation should remain careful. It does not list every form of farming contract. It only reports the forbiddance of Muzara'a in this narration and preserves how the report was transmitted.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith records a direct question about Muzara'a.
- Thabit b. Dahhak is cited as the source of the report.
- The wording states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade Muzara'a.
- The narration also preserves small differences in transmission wording.
