English translation
[3949] 114 - (...) It was narrated from Abû An-Najâshî, the freed slave of Râfi' bin Khadîj, from Râfi', that Zuhair bin Râfi' - who was his paternal uncle - (He) said: "Zuhair came to me and said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade something that was beneficial for us.' I said: 'What is that? Whatever the Messenger of Allâh ﷻ says is right.' He said: 'He asked me: "What do you do with your fields?" I said: "We rent them, O Messenger of Allâh, in return for (what grows on the edge) of the spring, or for several Wasq of dates or barley." He said: "Do not do that. Cultivate them, or let them be cultivated by others, or keep them."
