Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2454

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Sunan Ibn Majah 2454
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شَوْذَبٍ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا وَلاَ يُؤَاجِرْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Amr ibn Uthman ibn Said ibn Kathir ibn Dinar al-Himsi narrated to us: Damrah ibn Rabiah narrated to us, from Ibn Shawdhab, from Matar, from Ata, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us and said, “Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or have it cultivated, and should not rent it out.”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The Arabic contrasts cultivation by the landholder or having the land cultivated with leasing it out; both permitted alternatives and the prohibition are retained.