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3938. It was narrated from Ibn Shihāb that Rāfi‘ bin Khadīj said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade leasing land.” Ibn Shihāb said: “Rāfi‘ was asked after that: ‘How did they lease land?’ He said: ‘In return for a set amount of food (produce), and it was stipulated that we would have whatever grew on the banks of the streams and springs.’” (Sahih)
Nāfi‘ reported it from Rāfi‘ bin Khadīj, and there are differences over his narration of it.
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These forms are absolutely forbidden because such conditions fall in the group of oppression or tyranny, and in which there is nothing but utter loss for the farmer.