Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3876
أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ لأُنَاسٍ فُضُولُ أَرَضِينَ يُكْرُونَهَا بِالنِّصْفِ وَالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ يُزْرِعْهَا أَوْ يُمْسِكْهَا " . وَافَقَهُ مَطَرُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ.
Hisham ibn ʿAmmar reported to us, from Yahya ibn Hamzah, who said: al-Awzaʿi narrated to us, from ʿAtaʾ, from Jabir, who said: Some people had surplus lands that they rented out for half, a third, or a quarter [of the produce]. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever has land should cultivate it, have it cultivated, or hold on to it.’ Matar ibn Tahman agreed with him.
Translation notes
The source does not specify the object of the fractions; context indicates shares of the crop.