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`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I knew that the land was rented for cultivation in the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle ." Later on Ibn `Umar was afraid that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden it, and he had no knowledge
of it, so he gave up renting his land.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 41, Hadith 24
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Ibn `Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman, and in the early days of
Muawiya. Then he was told the narration of Rafi` 'bin Khadij that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the
renting of farms. Ibn `Umar went to Rafi` and I accompanied him. He asked Rafi` who replied that the
Prophet had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar said, "You know that we used to rent our farms
in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for the yield of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and for certain
amount of figs.
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Rafi` bin Khadij said, "My two uncles told me that they (i.e. the companions of the Prophet) used to
rent the land in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) for the yield on the banks of water streams (rivers) or for a
portion of the yield stipulated by the owner of the land. The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade it." I said to Rafi`, "What
about renting the land for Dinars and Dirhams?" He replied, "There is no harm in renting for Dinars-
Dirhams. Al-Laith said, "If those who have discernment for distinguishing what is legal from what is
illegal looked into what has been forbidden concerning this matter they would not permit it, for it is
surrounded with dangers."