21/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1550d — Haql and Muhaqala Explained
Lending Land
Hadith About Haql, Muhaqala, and Lending Land
Sahih Muslim : 1550d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1550d
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، - قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، - أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لأَنْ يَمْنَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ أَرْضَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا " . لِشَىْءٍ مَعْلُومٍ . قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هُوَ الْحَقْلُ وَهُوَ بِلِسَانِ الأَنْصَارِ الْمُحَاقَلَةُ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: If one among you lets out land to his brother, that is better for him than if he receives such and such (the definite thing). Ibn 'Abbis (Allah be pleased with them) said: It is Haql, and in the parlance of the Ansr it is Muhaqala.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1550dIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 159USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3756
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1550d
This hadith about Haql and Muhaqala quotes Ibn Abbas reporting that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said it is better for one of you to lend his land to his brother than to take such and such for it, meaning a known thing as stated in the translation. Ibn Abbas then explains the term: it is Haql, and in the language of the Ansar it is Muhaqala. The report is helpful because it gives both the teaching and the terminology. It supports searches for Muhaqala meaning, Haql hadith, and lending land to brother hadith. The main point stays simple: generosity with land is presented as better than taking a known return.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم wording favors lending land to a brother.
- The comparison is with taking a known amount for the land.
- Ibn Abbas identifies the term Haql.
- He also says the Ansar called it Muhaqala.
