35b/45: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 3910 — Leaving Land Leasing After a Hadith
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
Leaving Land Leasing After Hearing the Prophetic Report
Sunan an-Nasai : 3910
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3910
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الأَزْرَقُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ كِرَاءَ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى حَدَّثَهُ رَافِعٌ عَنْ بَعْضِ عُمُومَتِهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ فَتَرَكَهَا بَعْدُ. رَوَاهُ أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ رَافِعٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عُمُومَتَهُ.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he used to take rent for land until Rafi' narrated to him, from some of his paternal uncles, that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. So he stopped doing that afterward.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3910In-book reference : Book 35b, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3941
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3910
This narration gives a concise account of Ibn 'Umar’s change in practice. He used to take rent for land. Rafi' bin Khadij then narrated to him, from some of Rafi’s paternal uncles, that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. Ibn 'Umar stopped afterward. The text does not include a long discussion, nor does it list the exact terms of the lease. Its focus is the sequence: an existing practice, a transmitted prophetic report, and a decision to leave the practice. People searching for the Ibn 'Umar land leasing hadith should note that the report came through Rafi' from some of his uncles. The narration also shows restraint in wording; it tells what Ibn 'Umar did without making claims about motives or details not stated in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar had previously taken rent for land.
- Rafi transmitted the report through some of his paternal uncles.
- The report stated that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land.
- Ibn Umar left the practice after hearing it.
