Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3874
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا فَإِنْ عَجَزَ أَنْ يَزْرَعَهَا فَلْيَمْنَحْهَا أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ وَلاَ يُزْرِعْهَا إِيَّاهُ ".
Ismaʿil ibn Masʿud narrated to us: Khalid ibn al-Harith narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Malik narrated to us, from ʿAtaʾ, from Jabir, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever has land should cultivate it. If he is unable to cultivate it, he should grant it to his Muslim brother and not lease it to him for cultivation.’
Translation notes
The report distinguishes granting land for use from leasing it for cultivation.