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Sunan an-Nasai — The Book of Agriculture

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The Book of Agriculture
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ نَافِعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَانَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَتِ الْمَزَارِعُ تُكْرَى عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ عَلَى أَنَّ لِرَبِّ الْأَرْضِ مَا عَلَى رَبِيعِ السَّاقِي مِنَ الزَّرْعِ،‏‏‏‏ وَطَائِفَةً مِنَ التِّبْنِ،‏‏‏‏ لَا أَدْرِي كَمْ هُوَ .

'Abdullah bin 'Umar رضی اللہ عنہما used to say: Arable land used to be leased out at the time of the Messenger of Allah on condition that the owner of the land would have whatever grew on the banks of the streams and a share of straw, I do not know how much it was.

It was narrated from Nafi' that

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ عَمَّايَ يَزْرَعَانِ بِالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبِي شَرِيكَهُمَا وَعَلْقَمَةُ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْأَسْوَدُ يَعْلَمَانِ فَلَا يُغَيِّرَانِ .

Two of my paternal uncles used to cultivate (land) in return for one-third or one-quarter of the crop, and my father was their partner. 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad knew about that and did not change anything.

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ مَعْمَرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَا أَنْتُمْ صَانِعُونَ أَنْ يُؤَاجِرَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَرْضَهُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ .

'The best thing you can do is for one of you to rent his land out in return for gold and silver.'

Sa'eed bin Jubair said: Ibn 'Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما said

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا لَا يَرَيَانِ بَأْسًا بِاسْتِئْجَارِ الْأَرْضِ الْبَيْضَاءِ .

They did not see anything wrong with renting uncultivated land.

It was narrated from Ibrahim and Sa'eed bin Jubair that

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَمْ أَعْلَمْ شُرَيْحًا كَانَ يَقْضِي فِي الْمُضَارِبِ إِلَّا بِقَضَاءَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ رُبَّمَا قَالَ لِلْمُضَارِبِ:‏‏‏‏ بَيِّنَتَكَ عَلَى مُصِيبَةٍ تُعْذَرُ بِهَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ لِصَاحِبِ الْمَالِ:‏‏‏‏ بَيِّنَتَكَ أَنَّ أَمِينَكَ خَائِنٌ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِلَّا فَيَمِينُهُ بِاللَّهِ مَا خَانَكَ .

I do not know that Shuraih ever ruled on Mudarabah disputes except in two ways. He would say to the Mudarib (the one who contributed his labor to the partnership): 'You must provide proof that a calamity befell you so that you may be excused.' Or he would say to the one who invested his money in the partnership: 'You must provide proof that your trustee betrayed his trust, otherwise his oath sworn by Allah that he did not betray you is sufficient.'

It was narrated that Muhammad said

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ طَارِقٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا بَأْسَ بِإِجَارَةِ الْأَرْضِ الْبَيْضَاءِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ. وَقَالَ إِذَا دَفَعَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مَالاً قِرَاضًا فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ عَلَيْهِ بِذَلِكَ كِتَابًا كَتَبَ هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ طَوْعًا مِنْهُ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرِهِ لِفُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ أَنَّكَ دَفَعْتَ إِلَىَّ مُسْتَهَلَّ شَهْرِ كَذَا مِنْ سَنَةِ كَذَا عَشْرَةَ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وُضْحًا جِيَادًا وَزْنَ سَبْعَةٍ قِرَاضًا عَلَى تَقْوَى اللَّهِ فِي السِّرِّ وَالْعَلاَنِيَةِ وَأَدَاءِ الأَمَانَةِ عَلَى أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ بِهَا مَا شِئْتُ مِنْهَا كُلَّ مَا أَرَى أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَهُ وَأَنْ أُصَرِّفَهَا وَمَا شِئْتُ مِنْهَا فِيمَا أَرَى أَنْ أُصَرِّفَهَا فِيهِ مِنْ صُنُوفِ التِّجَارَاتِ وَأَخْرُجَ بِمَا شِئْتُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُ وَأَبِيعَ مَا أَرَى أَنْ أَبِيعَهُ مِمَّا أَشْتَرِيهِ بِنَقْدٍ رَأَيْتُ أَمْ بِنَسِيئَةٍ وَبِعَيْنٍ رَأَيْتُ أَمْ بِعَرْضٍ عَلَى أَنْ أَعْمَلَ فِي جَمِيعِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ بِرَأْيِي وَأُوَكِّلَ فِي ذَلِكَ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ وَكُلُّ مَا رَزَقَ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ وَرِبْحٍ بَعْدَ رَأْسِ الْمَالِ الَّذِي دَفَعْتَهُ الْمَذْكُورِ إِلَىَّ الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَهُوَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ نِصْفَيْنِ لَكَ مِنْهُ النِّصْفُ بِحَظِّ رَأْسِ مَالِكَ وَلِيَ فِيهِ النِّصْفُ تَامًّا بِعَمَلِي فِيهِ وَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْ وَضِيعَةٍ فَعَلَى رَأْسِ الْمَالِ فَقَبَضْتُ مِنْكَ هَذِهِ الْعَشَرَةَ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ الْوُضْحَ الْجِيَادَ مُسْتَهَلَّ شَهْرِ كَذَا فِي سَنَةِ كَذَا وَصَارَتْ لَكَ فِي يَدِي قِرَاضًا عَلَى الشُّرُوطِ الْمُشْتَرَطَةِ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ لَهُ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ وَيَبِيعَ بِالنَّسِيئَةِ كَتَبَ وَقَدْ نَهَيْتَنِي أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ وَأَبِيعَ بِالنَّسِيئَةِ‏.

There is nothing wrong with renting uncultivated land for gold and silver. He (An-Nasa'i) said: "If a man gives money to another in a Muddrabalz partnership, and he wants to write a contract concerning that, he should write: 'This is contract written by so and so the son of so and so, with no compulsion, while he is still in good health and in full control of his wealth; (addressed to) so-and-so the son of so and so, stating that you have given to me, at the beginning of such-and-such month, in such and such year, ten thousand Dirhams, non-counterfeit, and weighing seven Qirrad as an investment in a Mudirabah partnership, on the basis of fear of Allah in secret and in public, and on the basis of honesty. I will buy with it whatever I waniand as I see fit to buy, and I will dispose of it and whatever I want of it as I see fit in all kinds of trade. I will dispose of whatever I want to whenever I want to and I will sell whatever I see fit of the goods I have bought for cash or on credit. I will do all of that at my discretion and will delegate that to whomever I see fit. All bounty and profits that Allah bestows on that after the capital that you have paid - as described - to me, the amount of which is stated in this contract, will be shared half and half between you and I. You will have half in return for your capital and I will have half in return for mv work. Any losses incurred will be borne by the capital. I have taken this ten thousand, non-counterfeit, from you at the beginning of such and such month in the year such and such, and it is a Mudarabah investment, based on the conditions stipulated in this contract. Signed by so and so, and so and so.' If he wanted to give him free rein to buy and sell on credit, he would have written that, but you told me not to buy and sell on credit."

It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab said

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اشْتَرَكْتُ أَنَا وَعَمَّارٌ وَسَعْدٌ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَجَاءَ سَعْدٌ بِأَسِيرَيْنِ وَلَمْ أَجِئْ أَنَا وَلَا عَمَّارٌ بِشَيْءٍ .

I formed a partnership with 'Ammar and Sa'd رضی اللہ عنہما on the day of Badr. Sa'd brought two prisoners but 'Ammar and I did not bring anything.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah رضی اللہ عنہ said