21/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1550e — Giving Land for Use
Lending Land
Hadith About Giving Land to a Brother
Sahih Muslim : 1550e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1550e
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَإِنَّهُ أَنْ يَمْنَحَهَا أَخَاهُ خَيْرٌ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: He who has land, it is better for him that he should let it out to his brother.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1550eIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 160USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3757
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1550e
This concise hadith about giving land to a brother reports Ibn Abbas from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: whoever has land, it is better for him to let it out to his brother. The wording is short, but its message is warm and practical. It does not discuss every kind of rent or every farming contract. It simply highlights a better way for a landowner in this case: allow a brother to benefit from the land. This makes it useful for searches like hadith about lending land, land use in Islam, and Ibn Abbas land hadith. The explanation should stay with this direct wording and avoid turning it into a wider claim than the text gives.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith speaks to a person who has land.
- It presents letting a brother use the land as better.
- The wording is brief and focused on generosity.
- It does not list conditions beyond what is stated.
