35b/45: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 3888 — Prohibition of Leasing Land
Mentioning The Differing Hadiths Regarding The Prohibition Of Leasing Out Land In Return For One Third, Or One Quarter Of The Harvest And The Different Wordings Reported By The Narrators
Hadith About Leasing Agricultural Land in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 3888
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3888
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الْقَاسِمَ عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ، فَقَالَ قَالَ رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ. وَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ فِيهِ
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3888In-book reference : Book 35b, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3919
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3888
This brief report states that Rafi' bin Khadij said the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. It is a key narration for searches about agricultural land leasing in Islam. Yet the text is very short and gives no added description of the payment, crop share, or lease terms in this wording. Because of that, the explanation must remain limited. The hadith records a prohibition, but it does not by itself spell out every form of land rental or every possible condition. Other narrations in the same topic contain different details, but this explanation stays with the supplied text. The practical point is that land leases are not a matter to enter carelessly. The exact structure of the agreement matters, and a Muslim should understand it before making a farming contract.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rafi' bin Khadij reports that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land.
- The wording here does not list the lease conditions.
- Land-rental agreements should be understood before they are accepted.
- The exact form of an agricultural lease matters.
