Sunan an-Nasa'i

The Book of Agriculture

كتاب المزارعة

Chapter 4: The 'Anan Partnership Between Three Persons

بَابُ شَرِكَةِ عِنَانٍ بَيْنَ ثَلاَثَةٍ

هَذَا مَا اشْتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ فِي صِحَّةِ عُقُولِهِمْ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرِهِمُ اشْتَرَكُوا شَرِكَةَ عِنَانٍ لاَ شَرِكَةَ مُفَاوَضَةٍ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي ثَلاَثِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وُضْحًا جِيَادًا وَزْنَ سَبْعَةٍ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَشْرَةُ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ خَلَطُوهَا جَمِيعًا فَصَارَتْ هَذِهِ الثَّلاَثِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ مَخْلُوطَةً بِشَرِكَةٍ بَيْنَهُمْ أَثْلاَثًا عَلَى أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا فِيهِ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَأَدَاءِ الأَمَانَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ وَيَشْتَرُونَ جَمِيعًا بِذَلِكَ وَبِمَا رَأَوْا مِنْهُ اشْتِرَاءَهُ بِالنَّقْدِ وَيَشْتَرُونَ بِالنَّسِيئَةِ عَلَيْهِ مَا رَأَوْا أَنْ يَشْتَرُوا مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ التِّجَارَاتِ وَأَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى حِدَتِهِ دُونَ صَاحِبِهِ بِذَلِكَ وَبِمَا رَأَى مِنْهُ مَا رَأَى اشْتِرَاءَهُ مِنْهُ بِالنَّقْدِ وَبِمَا رَأَى اشْتِرَاءَهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالنَّسِيئَةِ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ مُجْتَمِعِينَ بِمَا رَأَوْا وَيَعْمَلُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُنْفَرِدًا بِهِ دُونَ صَاحِبِهِ بِمَا رَأَى جَائِزًا لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَعَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ صَاحِبَيْهِ فِيمَا اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ وَفِيمَا انْفَرَدُوا بِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ دُونَ الآخَرَيْنِ فَمَا لَزِمَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَلِيلٍ وَمِنْ كَثِيرٍ فَهُوَ لاَزِمٌ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ صَاحِبَيْهِ وَهُوَ وَاجِبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمِيعًا وَمَا رَزَقَ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ وَرِبْحٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ مَالِهِمُ الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَهُوَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَثْلاَثًا وَمَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ وَضِيعَةٍ وَتَبِعَةٍ فَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَثْلاَثًا عَلَى قَدْرِ رَأْسِ مَالِهِمْ وَقَدْ كُتِبَ هَذَا الْكِتَابُ ثَلاَثَ نُسَخٍ مُتَسَاوِيَاتٍ بِأَلْفَاظٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فِي يَدِ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ فُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ وَاحِدَةٌ وَثِيقَةً لَهُ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ.

This is a partnership between so and so, and so and so, and so and so, who are in good health, and in full control of their wealth, having formed a partnership with thirty thousand Dirhams, non-counterfeit and weighing seven, each one of them contributing ten thousand Dirhams which they have put together and combined, so that thev are now held in common between them on the basis of three equal shares, on the condition that they will work on the basis of fear of Allah and of honesty, each one of them fulfilling the trust toward each of the others. They will all buy whatever they see fit with it, cash or credit, whatever they see fit of different goods. Each one of them may buy on his own without consulting his companions, whatever he sees fit to buy with cash, he may do so, and whatever he sees fit to buy on credit, he may do so. They may work together, or each may work independently of his partners as he sees fit. All of that is binding on them individually, and on the two others, with regard to decisions taken collectively, or individually. Whatever commitment any of them makes, whether small or great, it is binding on each of the other partners, and is binding on all of them. All bounty and profits that Allah bestows over the capital

amount, which is stated in this contract, is to be divided into three equal parts. Any loss is to be borne

by all three partners proportionate to their capital investment. Three identical copies of this document

have been made, and one given to each of the three partners.

Signed by so and so, so and so and so and so.

Chapter 5: A Proxy Partnership Between Four Persons According To Those Who Permit It

بَابُ شَرِكَةِ مُفَاوَضَةٍ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةٍ عَلَى مَذْهَبِ مَنْ يُجِيزُهَا

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا بِالْعُقُودِ} هَذَا مَا اشْتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ بَيْنَهُمْ شَرِكَةَ مُفَاوَضَةٍ فِي رَأْسِ مَالٍ جَمَعُوهُ بَيْنَهُمْ مِنْ صِنْفٍ وَاحِدٍ وَنَقْدٍ وَاحِدٍ وَخَلَطُوهُ وَصَارَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ مُمْتَزِجًا لاَ يُعْرَفُ بَعْضُهُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَمَالُ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ وَحَقُّهُ سَوَاءٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا فِي ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَفِي كُلِّ قَلِيلٍ وَكَثِيرٍ سَوَاءً مِنَ الْمُبَايَعَاتِ وَالْمُتَاجَرَاتِ نَقْدًا وَنَسِيئَةً بَيْعًا وَشِرَاءً فِي جَمِيعِ الْمُعَامَلاَتِ وَفِي كُلِّ مَا يَتَعَاطَاهُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعِينَ بِمَا رَأَوْا وَيَعْمَلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى انْفِرَادِهِ بِكُلِّ مَا رَأَى وَكُلِّ مَا بَدَا لَهُ جَائِزٌ أَمْرُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَعَلَى أَنَّهُ كُلُّ مَا لَزِمَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى هَذِهِ الشَّرِكَةِ الْمَوْصُوفَةِ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَمِنْ دَيْنٍ فَهُوَ لاَزِمٌ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُسَمِّينَ مَعَهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ وَعَلَى أَنَّ جَمِيعَ مَا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّرِكَةِ الْمُسَمَّاةِ فِيهِ وَمَا رَزَقَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِيهَا عَلَى حِدَتِهِ مِنْ فَضْلٍ وَرِبْحٍ فَهُوَ بَيْنَهُمْ جَمِيعًا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَمَا كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ نَقِيصَةٍ فَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمِيعًا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقَدْ جَعَلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ فُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُسَمِّينَ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ مَعَهُ وَكِيلَهُ فِي الْمُطَالَبَةِ بِكُلِّ حَقٍّ هُوَ لَهُ وَالْمُخَاصَمَةِ فِيهِ وَقَبْضِهِ وَفِي خُصُومَةِ كُلِّ مَنِ اعْتَرَضَهُ بِخُصُومَةٍ وَكُلِّ مَنْ يُطَالِبُهُ بِحَقٍّ وَجَعَلَهُ وَصِيَّهُ فِي شَرِكَتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَفَاتِهِ وَفِي قَضَاءِ دُيُونِهِ وَإِنْفَاذِ وَصَايَاهُ وَقَبِلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مَا جَعَلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ.

Allah says: 0 you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations [Al-Ma'idah:1]. This is a partnership formed between so and so, so and so, so and so and so and so, based on capital which they have collected of one type, and currency, and have combined it, so that it is now mixed, and none of them can tell which is his money. The share and rights of each partner are equal, and they will use this money for trade, whether buying or selling, for cash, or on credit, in all transactions, making decisions collectively or

individually, each working independently of the others based on his own opinion, and what he sees fit. Whatever commitment or loan any one of the persons mentioned in this contract makes, then it is binding on each of his companions mentioned in this contract. All bounty and profits that Allah bestows over the capital amount, which is stated in this contract, is to be divided equally between all four. Any loss is to be borne equally by each of them. Each of the four persons mentioned in this contract appoints the others as his deputy (Wakil) who may demand every right, and debt, and deal with every dispute, concerning this contract, to dispute on behalf of the others with anyone who is disputing with them, or seek their dues. And each of them makes the others his executor (to act on his behalf after he dies), pay off his debts, and carry out the instructions in his will.

Signed by so and so, so and so, so and so and so and so.

Chapter 7: Partners Dissolving A Partnership

بَابُ تَفَرُّقِ الشُّرَكَاءِ عَنْ شَرِيكِهِمْ

هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَقَرَّ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُسَمِّينَ مَعَهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ بِجَمِيعِ مَا فِيهِ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ أَنَّهُ جَرَتْ بَيْنَنَا مُعَامَلاَتٌ وَمُتَاجَرَاتٌ وَأَشْرِيَةٌ وَبُيُوعٌ وَخُلْطَةٌ وَشَرِكَةٌ فِي أَمْوَالٍ وَفِي أَنْوَاعٍ مِنَ الْمُعَامَلاَتِ وَقُرُوضٌ وَمُصَارَفَاتٌ وَوَدَائِعُ وَأَمَانَاتٌ وَسَفَاتِجُ وَمُضَارَبَاتٌ وَعَوَارِي وَدُيُونٌ وَمُؤَاجَرَاتٌ وَمُزَارَعَاتٌ وَمُؤَاكَرَاتٌ وَإِنَّا تَنَاقَضْنَا عَلَى التَّرَاضِي مِنَّا جَمِيعًا بِمَا فَعَلْنَا جَمِيعَ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَرِكَةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مُخَالَطَةٍ كَانَتْ جَرَتْ بَيْنَنَا فِي نَوْعٍ مِنَ الأَمْوَالِ وَالْمُعَامَلاَتِ وَفَسَخْنَا ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا جَرَى بَيْنَنَا فِي جَمِيعِ الأَنْوَاعِ وَالأَصْنَافِ وَبَيَّنَّا ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ نَوْعًا نَوْعًا وَعَلِمْنَا مَبْلَغَهُ وَمُنْتَهَاهُ وَعَرَفْنَاهُ عَلَى حَقِّهِ وَصِدْقِهِ فَاسْتَوْفَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا جَمِيعَ حَقِّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَجْمَعَ وَصَارَ فِي يَدِهِ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قِبَلَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُسَمِّينَ مَعَهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ وَلاَ قِبَلَ أَحَدٍ بِسَبَبِهِ وَلاَ بِاسْمِهِ حَقٌّ وَلاَ دَعْوَى وَلاَ طَلِبَةٌ لأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قَدِ اسْتَوْفَى جَمِيعَ حَقِّهِ وَجَمِيعَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَصَارَ فِي يَدِهِ مُوَفَّرًا أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ.

This is a contract drawn up by so and so, so and so, so and so and so and so, and signed by each one of them, and each of his companions mentioned alongside him in this contract, who are in good health, and in full control of their wealth. There has taken place among us, dealing and trading, buying and

selling, sharing of wealth and different types of dealing, loans, trusts, partnerships, debts, leases

and sharecropping. We are dissolving the partnership by mutual consent and are content with all that we did. All that was between us of partnership and dealing has to do with money and wealth and we have settled all of that in all types of dealings. We have explained all of that in every category. Each one of us has taken all his dues, and it is now in his possession. None of those named in this contract owes anything to any of the others, nor to anyone else connected to the others, because each one of us has taken all his dues, and it has come into his possession.

Signed by So-and-so, So-and-so, so and so and so and so.

Chapter 8: Separation Of The Married Couple

بَابُ تَفَرُّقِ الزَّوْجَيْنِ عَنْ مُزَاوَجَتِهِمَا

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: {وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَخَافَا أَلاَّ يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلاَّ يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهِ} هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَتْهُ فُلاَنَةُ بِنْتُ فُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهَا وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ لِفُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ إِنِّي كُنْتُ زَوْجَةً لَكَ وَكُنْتَ دَخَلْتَ بِي فَأَفْضَيْتَ إِلَيَّ ثُمَّ إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ صُحْبَتَكَ وَأَحْبَبْتُ مُفَارَقَتَكَ عَنْ غَيْرِ إِضْرَارٍ مِنْكَ بِي وَلاَ مَنْعِي لِحَقٍّ وَاجِبٍ لِي عَلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُكَ عِنْدَمَا خِفْنَا أَنْ لاَ نُقِيمَ حُدُودَ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَخْلَعَنِي فَتُبِينَنِي مِنْكَ بِتَطْلِيقَةٍ بِجَمِيعِ مَالِي عَلَيْكَ مِنْ صَدَاقٍ وَهُوَ كَذَا وَكَذَا دِينَارًا جِيَادًا مَثَاقِيلَ وَبِكَذَا وَكَذَا دِينَارًا جِيَادًا مَثَاقِيلَ أَعْطَيْتُكَهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ سِوَى مَا فِي صَدَاقِي فَفَعَلْتَ الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ مِنْهُ فَطَلَّقْتَنِي تَطْلِيقَةً بَائِنَةً بِجَمِيعِ مَا كَانَ بَقِيَ لِي عَلَيْكَ مِنْ صَدَاقِي الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ وَبِالدَّنَانِيرِ الْمُسَمَّاةِ فِيهِ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَقَبِلْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ مُشَافَهَةً لَكَ عِنْدَ مُخَاطَبَتِكَ إِيَّايَ بِهِ وَمُجَاوَبَةً عَلَى قَوْلِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ تَصَادُرِنَا عَنْ مَنْطِقِنَا ذَلِكَ وَدَفَعْتُ إِلَيْكَ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الدَّنَانِيرِ الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهَا فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي خَالَعْتَنِي عَلَيْهَا وَافِيَةً سِوَى مَا فِي صَدَاقِي فَصِرْتُ بَائِنَةً مِنْكَ مَالِكَةً لأَمْرِي بِهَذَا الْخُلْعِ الْمَوْصُوفِ أَمْرُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَلاَ سَبِيلَ لَكَ عَلَيَّ وَلاَ مُطَالَبَةَ وَلاَ رَجْعَةَ وَقَدْ قَبَضْتُ مِنْكَ جَمِيعَ مَا يَجِبُ لِمِثْلِي مَا دُمْتُ فِي عِدَّةٍ مِنْكَ وَجَمِيعَ مَا أَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ بِتَمَامِ مَا يَجِبُ لِلْمُطَلَّقَةِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي مِثْلِ حَالِي عَلَى زَوْجِهَا الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِي مِثْلِ حَالِكَ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قِبَلَ صَاحِبِهِ حَقٌّ وَلاَ دَعْوَى وَلاَ طَلِبَةٌ فَكُلُّ مَا ادَّعَى وَاحِدٌ مِنَّا قِبَلَ صَاحِبِهِ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَمِنْ دَعْوَى وَمِنْ طَلِبَةٍ بِوَجْهٍ مِنَ الْوُجُوهِ فَهُوَ فِي جَمِيعِ دَعْوَاهُ مُبْطِلٌ وَصَاحِبُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَجْمَعَ بَرِيءٌ وَقَدْ قَبِلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا كُلَّ مَا أَقَرَّ لَهُ بِهِ صَاحِبُهُ وَكُلَّ مَا أَبْرَأَهُ مِنْهُ مِمَّا وُصِفَ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ مُشَافَهَةً عِنْدَ مُخَاطَبَتِهِ إِيَّاهُ قَبْلَ تَصَادُرِنَا عَنْ مَنْطِقِنَا وَافْتِرَاقِنَا عَنْ مَجْلِسِنَا الَّذِي جَرَى بَيْنَنَا فِيهِ أَقَرَّتْ فُلاَنَةُ وَفُلاَنٌ.

Allah, Blessed and Most High, says: And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any of your (bridal-money) which you have given them, except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. Then if you fear that they would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allah, then there is no sin on either of them for what they give back [Al-Baqarah:229]

This writ was written by so and so, the daughter of so and so, who is in good health and in full control of her wealth, to so and so the son of so and so the son of so and so. I was a wife to you, and you came in

to me, and consummated the marriage with me. Then I did not like your company, and I wanted to leave you, without your having done any harm to me, nor having withheld any of my rights. I asked you, when we feared that we would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allah, to free me (Khul') and to divorce me irrevocably in return for all my Sadaq (Mahr) that is due from you to me, which is such-and-such a number of Dirhams, non-counterfeit, and such-and-such a number of Dinars, non-counterfeit, that I gave you in addition to that, apart from my Sadaq. You did what I asked of you, and you gave me an irrevocable divorce in return for what was left of my Sadaq, as stated in this writ, and in return for the additional Dinars stated. I accepted that from you verbally when we were talking about it, and in response to what you said before we finished our discussion, and departed. I gave you all the Dinars mentioned in this contract in return for which you granted me Khul, except for my Sadaq. Thus I became irrevocably divorced from you, and now I am in control of my own affairs, based on this Khul' which is described in this contract.

Thus you have no control over me, you cannot make demands of me, and you cannot take me back. I have taken from you all that is due to a woman like me at the time of 'Iddah, and I took all that I need in full, which a woman like me would take from a husband like you. Neither of us has any further rights, nor claims over the other. If any one of use makes any claim on the other, this claim is totally and utterly false, and the one against whom the claim is made is innocent, and has nothing to do with this claim. Each one of us accepts everything that the other party offers, and all that the other party relieves him of, as described in the contract, verbally when we were talking about it, and before we spoke of anything, or parted from our meeting that took place.

Signed by so and so (the wife) and so and so (the husband).

Chapter 9: Contract Of Manumission

بَابُ الْكِتَابَةِ

قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَالَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا} هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ لِفَتَاهُ النُّوبِيِّ الَّذِي يُسَمَّى فُلاَنًا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي مِلْكِهِ وَيَدِهِ إِنِّي كَاتَبْتُكَ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةِ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وُضْحٍ جِيَادٍ وَزْنِ سَبْعَةٍ مُنَجَّمَةٍ عَلَيْكَ سِتُّ سِنِينَ مُتَوَالِيَاتٍ أَوَّلُهَا مُسْتَهَلَّ شَهْرِ كَذَا مِنْ سَنَةِ كَذَا عَلَى أَنْ تَدْفَعَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فِي نُجُومِهَا فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ بِهَا لَكَ مَا لِلأَحْرَارِ وَعَلَيْكَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنْ أَخْلَلْتَ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ عَنْ مَحِلِّهِ بَطَلَتِ الْكِتَابَةُ وَكُنْتَ رَقِيقًا لاَ كِتَابَةَ لَكَ وَقَدْ قَبِلْتُ مُكَاتَبَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى الشُّرُوطِ الْمَوْصُوفَةِ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ تَصَادُرِنَا عَنْ مَنْطِقِنَا وَافْتِرَاقِنَا عَنْ مَجْلِسِنَا الَّذِي جَرَى بَيْنَنَا ذَلِكَ فِيهِ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ.

Allah, the Mighty and Sublime says: "And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), give them such writing, if you find that there is good and honesty in them." [An-Nur:33]

This is a contract written by so and so the son of so and so, who is in good health and in full control of his wealth, to his Nubian slave who is called so and so, who at this time is in his possession and owned by him. I have agreed to manumit you in return for three thousand Dirhams, non-counterfeit and weighing seven, to be paid in installments by you over six consecutive years, starting at the beginning of such and such month in such and such year. You will pay me the amount of money stated in this contract in installments, then you will be free in return for that, with the same rights and duties as all free men. If you default on any of these installments, this contract will be null and void, and you will remain a slave with no contract of manumission. I have accepted your contract of manumission based on the conditions stipulated in this contract before we finished talking, and departed from our meeting, which took place between us.

Signed by So-and-so and So-and-So.

Chapter 10: Tadbir (Leaving Instructions That One's Slave Be Freed After One's Death)

بَابُ تَدْبِيرٍ

هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ لِفَتَاهُ الصَّقَلِّيِّ الْخَبَّازِ الطَّبَّاخِ الَّذِي يُسَمَّى فُلاَنًا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي مِلْكِهِ وَيَدِهِ إِنِّي دَبَّرْتُكَ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَجَاءِ ثَوَابِهِ فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ بَعْدَ مَوْتِي لاَ سَبِيلَ لأَحَدٍ عَلَيْكَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي إِلاَّ سَبِيلَ الْوَلاَءِ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَلِعَقِبِي مِنْ بَعْدِي أَقَرَّ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ بِجَمِيعِ مَا فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ طَوْعًا فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ مِنْهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ قُرِئَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَحْضَرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُودِ الْمُسَمِّينَ فِيهِ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَهُ وَفَهِمَهُ وَعَرَفَهُ وَأَشْهَدَ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ مَنْ حَضَرَهُ مِنَ الشُّهُودِ عَلَيْهِ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ الصَّقَلِّيُّ الطَّبَّاخُ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ وَبَدَنِهِ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَا سُمِّيَ وَوُصِفَ فِيهِ.

This is a contract written by so and so the son of so and so the son of so and so, to his Sicilian slave, the baker and cook, who is called so and so, and who at this time is in his possession and owned by him. I have arranged for your manumission following my death, seeking thereby the Face of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and hoping for His reward. You will be free after I die, and no one will have any control over you after I die, except by way of Al-Wala' (loyalty of a freed slave to his former masters), which will be to me and my descendents after me.

So-and-so the son of So-and-so affirms all that is mentioned in this contract, without compulsion, while in good health, and in full control of his wealth, after all of that was read to him in the presence of the witnesses named therein. He affirmed in their presence that he had heard it, and understood it, and called upon Allah to bear witness to it, and Allah is sufficient as a witness, then the witnesses who were present. So-and-so the Sicilian cook, who is sound in mind and body, affirmed that everything that is stated in this contract is true and correct according to the way it is written.

Chapter 11: Manumission

بَابُ عِتْقٍ

هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ طَوْعًا فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ وَذَلِكَ فِي شَهْرِ كَذَا مِنْ سَنَةِ كَذَا لِفَتَاهُ الرُّومِيِّ الَّذِي يُسَمَّى فُلاَنًا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي مِلْكِهِ وَيَدِهِ إِنِّي أَعْتَقْتُكَ تَقَرُّبًا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَابْتِغَاءً لِجَزِيلِ ثَوَابِهِ عِتْقًا بَتًّا لاَ مَثْنَوِيَّةَ فِيهِ وَلاَ رَجْعَةَ لِي عَلَيْكَ فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَالدَّارِ الآخِرَةِ لاَ سَبِيلَ لِي وَلاَ لأَحَدٍ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ الْوَلاَءَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَلِعَصَبَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي.

This is a contract written by so and so the son of so and so, without compulsion, while he is in good health and in full control of his wealth, in such-and-such month of such and such year, to his Byzantine slave who is called so and so, who at this time is in his possession and owned by him. I have set you free as an act of worship, seeking thereby the great reward of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, granting you complete and definite freedom with no conditions and no right to take you back. You are free for the Face of Allah, and the Hereafter, and neither I nor anyone else has any control over you, except by way of Al-Wala' (loyalty of a freed slave to his former masters), which is to me and my descandents after me.

Chapter 44: The Third Of The Conditions, In It Is Sharecropping (Muzara'ah) And Contracting

الثَّالِثُ مِنَ الشُّرُوطِ فِيهِ الْمُزَارَعَةُ وَالْوَثَائِقُ

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3857
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It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said

"When you hire a worker, tell him what his wages will be."

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3858
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It was narrated from Al-Hasan that he disliked to hire a man without telling him what his wages would be.

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3859
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It was narrated from Hammad -Ibn Abi Sulaiman- that he was asked about a man who hired a worker in return for food and he said

"No, not until he tells him (what his wages will be)."

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3860
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It was narrated from Hammad and Qatadah, concerning a man who said to another man

"I will lease (something) from you until I reach Makkah for such and such a payment, and if I travel for a month or such and such -something that he named- I will give you such and such in addition." They did not see anything wrong with that, but they did not like it if he said: "If I travel for more than a month I will deduct such and such from your lease."

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3861
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It was narrated that Ibn Juraij said

"I said to 'Ata': 'What if I hire a slave for a year in return for his food, and for another year, in return for such and such?' He said: 'There is nothing wrong with that, and you may stipulate your conditions of hiring even for a few days.' 'How about if I make a deal to hire him when part of the year has passed?' He said: 'Do not hold me to account for what has passed.'"

Chapter 45: 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

ذِكْرِ الأَحَادِيثِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ بِالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ أَلْفَاظِ النَّاقِلِينَ لِلْخَبَرِ

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3862
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It was narrated from Usaid bin Zuhair that he went out to his people, Banu Harithah, and said

"O Banu Harithah, a calamity has befallen you." They said: "What is it?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah has forbidden leasing land." We said: "O Messenger of Allah, what if we lease it in return for some of the grain?" He said, "No." He said: "We used to lease it in return for straw." He said: "No." "We used to lease it in return for what is planted on the banks of a stream that is used for irrigation." He said: "No. Cultivate it (yourself) or give it to your brother."

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3863
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It was narrated that Usaid bin Zuhair said

"Rafi' bin Khadij came to us and said: 'The Messenger of Allah has forbidden for you Al-Haql. Al-Haql is the third and the fourth. And Al-Muzabanah. Al-Muzabanah is to buy what is at the top of the date-palm trees in return for a certain number of Wasqs of dried dates.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3864
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It was narrated that Usaid bin Zuhair said

"Rafi' bin Khadij came to us and said: 'The Messenger of Allah has forbidden something that was beneficial for us, but obedience to the Messenger of Allah is better for you. He has forbidden Al-Haql (renting land in return for one-third or one-quarter of the produce) to you, and says: Whoever has land, let him give it (to someone else to cultivate it) or leave it. And he has forbidden Al-Muzabanah. Al-Muzabanah means when a man has a lot of date-palm trees and another man comes and takes it in return for a certain number of Wasqs of dried dates.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3865
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It was narrated that Usaid bin Zuhair said

"Rafi' bin Khadij came to us and I was not sure what he meant. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah has forbidden to you something that used to benefit you, but obedience to the Messenger of Allah is better for you than that which benefits you. The Messenger of Allah has forbidden Al-Haql for you. Al-Haql means share-cropping the land in return for one-third or one-quarter (of the yield). So whoever has land that he does not need, let him give it to his brother (to cultivate it) or let him leave it. And he has forbidden to you Al-Muzabanah. Al-Muzabanah means when a man has a great number of datepalms and says: Take it in return for (a certain number of) Wasqs of dried dates this year.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3866
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Translation
Usaid bin Rafi' bin Khadij said

"Rafi' bin Khadij said: 'The Messenger of Allah has forbidden something for you that used to be beneficial for us, but obedience to the Messenger of Allah is more beneficial for us. He said: "Whoever has land let him cultivate it, and if he is unable to do so, let him give it to his brother to cultivate."'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3867
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It was narrated that Mujahid said

"I took Tawus by the hand and brought him to Ibn Rafi' bin Khadij, and he told him, narrating from his father, that the Messenger of Allah forbade leasing land. Tawus rejected that and said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas (say) that he did not see anything wrong with that.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3868
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(The previously mentioned chain) from Mujahid who said

"Rafi' bin Khadij said: 'The Messenger of Allah forbade us to do something that was beneficial for us, (but we respect and obey the command of the Messenger of Allah). He forbade us to lease land in return for some of its produce."