14/71. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1312 — Partner Rights in an Orchard
What Has Been Related About The Land That Is Owned By Partners When One Of Them Wants To Sell His Share
Partner Rights Hadith: Selling a Share in an Orchard
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1312
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1312
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي حَائِطٍ فَلاَ يَبِيعُ نَصِيبَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَعْرِضَهُ عَلَى شَرِيكِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ إِسْنَادُهُ لَيْسَ بِمُتَّصِلٍ . سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ سُلَيْمَانُ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ يُقَالُ إِنَّهُ مَاتَ فِي حَيَاةِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . قَالَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ قَتَادَةُ وَلاَ أَبُو بِشْرٍ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ لأَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ سَمَاعًا مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ فَلَعَلَّهُ سَمِعَ مِنْهُ فِي حَيَاةِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . قَالَ وَإِنَّمَا يُحَدِّثُ قَتَادَةُ عَنْ صَحِيفَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ وَكَانَ لَهُ كِتَابٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْعَطَّارُ عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ ذَهَبُوا بِصَحِيفَةِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ فَأَخَذَهَا أَوْ قَالَ فَرَوَاهَا وَذَهَبُوا بِهَا إِلَى قَتَادَةَ فَرَوَاهَا وَأَتَوْنِي بِهَا فَلَمْ أَرْوِهَا . يَقُولُ رَدَدْتُهَا .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah'S Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Has A Partner In An Orchard, Then He Is Not To Sell His Share Of That Until He Proposes That To His Partner." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Chain Of This Hadith Is Not Connected. I Heard Muhammad Bin Isma'Il Saying: It Is Said That "Sulaiman Al-Yashkuri Died During The Lifetime Of Jabir Bin 'Abdullah." He Said: "And Qatadah Did Not Hear From Him, Nor Did Abu Bishr."Muhammad Said: "We Do Not Know Of Any Of Them Hearing From Sulaiman Al-Yashkuri Except That 'Amr Bin Dinar Possibly Heard From His During The Lifetime Of Jabir Bin 'Abdullah." He Said: "Qatadah Only Narrated From A Writing Of Sulaiman Al-Yashkuri, And He Has A Book From Jabir Bin 'Abdullah."Abu Bakr Al-'Attar 'Abdul Quddus Narrates To Us, He Said: " 'Ali Bin Al-Madini Said: 'Yahya Bin Sa'Eed Said: "Sulaiman At-Taymi Said: 'They Went With The Book Of Jabir Bin 'Abdullah To Al-Hasan Al-Basri And He Took It' - Or He Said - 'And They Reported It. Then They Took It To Qatadah And Reported It, So They Gave It To Me But I Did Not Report It [He Said: 'I Refused It'] This Was Narrated To Us By Abu Bakr Al-'Attar From 'Ali Bin Al-Madini.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1312In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 115English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1312
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1312
This partner rights hadith is about selling a share in an orchard. Jabir bin 'Abdullah narrated that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said whoever has a partner in an orchard should not sell his share until he first offers it to his partner. The hadith focuses on fairness between partners before bringing in someone else. It teaches that shared ownership carries responsibility, not only personal freedom to sell. The narration also includes a note from Abu 'Eisa that its chain is not connected, along with discussion about the narrators. So the text presents both the trade instruction and a hadith grading note. The practical message remains tied to partner consideration in shared property.
What we learn from this hadith
- A partner in an orchard should be considered before a share is sold.
- Shared property brings duties toward the other partner.
- The hadith points to avoiding surprise or harm in partnership dealings.
- The narration also records a note about the chain not being connected.
