35b/45: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 3905 — Report Forbidding Land Leasing
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
Rafi bin Khadij’s Report About the Prohibition of Land Leasing
Sunan an-Nasai : 3905
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3905
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ، كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ عَمَّيْهِ، وَكَانَا، - يَزْعُمُ - شَهِدَا بَدْرًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ. رَوَاهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَمَّيْهِ.
Az-Zuhri Narrated from:
We heard that Rafi bin Khadij used to narrate that his paternal uncles -whom he said had been present at Badr- (said) that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3905In-book reference : Book 35b, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3936
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3905
This report records how the statement about leasing land was transmitted. Az-Zuhri said that they heard Rafi' bin Khadij narrate from his two paternal uncles, whom he said had attended Badr. According to that report, the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. The narration is mainly about the source and wording of the report. It does not describe the payment method, the size of the land, or the exact contract conditions in this short version. That means the explanation should not add those details. For people searching for the Rafi' bin Khadij land leasing hadith, this entry shows that he attributed the report to family members who had heard or carried the statement. It also preserves a concise form of the prohibition without expanding it beyond the words given.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rafi bin Khadij attributed the report to two paternal uncles.
- The uncles were described as having attended Badr.
- This short version states the prohibition without listing contract details.
- A concise report should not be expanded with conditions absent from its text.
