34. Renting Land

Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abd ar-Rahman fromHandhala ibn Qays az-Zuraqi from Rafi ibn Khadij that the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade renting outfields. Handhala said, "I asked Rafi ibn Khadij, about payingin gold and silver, and he said, 'There is no harm in it.' " Malik related to me that Ibn Shihab said, "I asked Said ibn al-Musayyab about renting land for gold or silver, and he said, 'There isno harm in it.' " Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab that he asked Salim ibn'Abdullah ibn Umar about renting out fields. He said, "There is noharm in it for gold or silver." Ibn Shihab said, "I said to him, 'Whatdo you think of the hadith which is mentioned from Rafi ibn Khadij?'"He said, ''Rafi has exaggerated. If I had a field, I would rent itout." Malik related to me that he had heard that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awfrented land, and he continued to have it in his possession until hedied. His son said, "I thought that it was ours because of the lengthof time which it had remained in his hands, until he mentioned it tous at his death. He ordered us to pay some rent which he owed in goldor silver." Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used torent out his land for gold and silver. Malik was asked abouta man who rented his field for 100 sa of dates or part of its produceof wheat or from other than its produce. He disapproved of that.