35b/45: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 3913 — Checking a Report About Land Rent
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
Checking a Hadith Report Before Stopping Land Leasing
Sunan an-Nasai : 3913
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3913
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَخْبَرَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ، يَأْثُرُ فِي كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ حَدِيثًا فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ أَنَا وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى رَافِعًا فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَافِعٌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ. فَتَرَكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كِرَاءَ الأَرْضِ.
Nafi Narrated from:
A man told Ibn 'Umar that Rafi' bin Khadij had narrated a Hadith concerning leasing of land. He and I, along with the man who had told him that, went to Rafi', and he told us that the Messenger of Allah had forbidden leasing land. So 'Abdullah stopped leasing land.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3913In-book reference : Book 35b, Hadith 57English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3944
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3913
This hadith begins with a man telling Ibn 'Umar that Rafi' bin Khadij had narrated something about leasing land. Ibn 'Umar did not leave the matter at secondhand information. He went with Nafi' and the man who had brought the news until they reached Rafi'. Rafi' told them that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. Ibn 'Umar then stopped leasing it. The report gives a practical pattern of verification: identify the source, go to the person who carries the narration, hear the wording, and then respond. It does not explain the specific rent payment in this version, so the explanation should not supply one. The clear point is Ibn 'Umar’s care in confirming the report before ending his land-leasing practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- A man first informed Ibn Umar about Rafi’s narration.
- Ibn Umar went with witnesses to hear the report from Rafi himself.
- Rafi stated that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land.
- Ibn Umar stopped the practice after direct confirmation.
