Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2449
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةِ . وَقَالَ " إِنَّمَا يَزْرَعُ ثَلاَثَةٌ رَجُلٌ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَهُوَ يَزْرَعُهَا وَرَجُلٌ مُنِحَ أَرْضًا فَهُوَ يَزْرَعُ مَا مُنِحَ وَرَجُلٌ اسْتَكْرَى أَرْضًا بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ فِضَّةٍ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Hannad ibn al-Sarri narrated to us: Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Tariq ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Said ibn al-Musayyab, from Rafi ibn Khadij, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade muhaqalah and muzabanah. He said, “Only three may cultivate land: a man who owns land and cultivates it; a man who is granted land and cultivates what has been granted to him; and a man who rents land for gold or silver.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic names the technical transactions muhaqalah and muzabanah without defining them in this block; the terms are retained. The three cultivation arrangements are stated separately and completely.