It was narrated from Usaid bin Zuhair, the paternal nephew of Rafi' bin Khdij,
that Rafi' bin Khadij said:
“If one of us did not need his land, he would give it (to someone else to
cultivate) in return for one third, or one half of the yield , and he would
stipulate (that the should receive) the produce grows on the banks of three
streams, and the grains that remain in the ear after threshing, and the produce
irrigated by a stream. Life at that time was hard, and he would work (the land)
with iron and whatever Allah (SWT) willed, and he would benefit from it. Then
Rafi bin Khadij came to us and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade you to
do something that may seem beneficial to you, but obedience to Allah and
obedience to His Messenger are more beneficial for you. The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) forbade Haq for you, and he said: “Whoever has no need of his land, let him
give it to his brother (to cultivate) or let him leave it (uncultivated).”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا
الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ ظُهَيْرٍ ابْنِ
أَخِي، رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا
إِذَا اسْتَغْنَى عَنْ أَرْضِهِ، أَعْطَاهَا بِالثُّلُثِ وَالرُّبُعِ وَالنِّصْفِ
وَاشْتَرَطَ ثَلاَثَةَ جَدَاوِلَ وَالْقُصَارَةَ وَمَا سَقَى الرَّبِيعُ وَكَانَ
الْعَيْشُ إِذْ ذَاكَ شَدِيدًا وَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِيهَا بِالْحَدِيدِ وَبِمَا شَاءَ
اللَّهُ وَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا مَنْفَعَةً فَأَتَانَا رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ فَقَالَ
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَكُمْ
نَافِعًا وَطَاعَةُ اللَّهِ وَطَاعَةُ رَسُولِهِ أَنْفَعُ لَكُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَاكُمْ عَنِ الْحَقْلِ وَيَقُولُ " مَنِ
اسْتَغْنَى عَنْ أَرْضِهِ فَلْيَمْنَحْهَا أَخَاهُ أَوْ لِيَدَعْ " .
