Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2977
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا أَخَاهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُمْسِكْ أرضه»
Translation
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Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever owns land should cultivate it or give it to his brother to cultivate. If he refuses, let him keep his land.” Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated it.