Sunan Ibn Majah Book 16, Hadith 30

We used to give land in return for food at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and some of my paternal uncles came to them and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever has land, he should not rent it out for a set amount of food.”

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“For one of you to give (land) to his brother is better for him than if he were to take a set amount in rent for it.”

Sunan Ibn Majah Book 16, Hadith 29


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“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever cultivates people`s land without their permission, he has no right to any produce, but he should be recompensed for his expenditure.' ”

Sunan Ibn Majah Book 16, Hadith 31