Hadith 22

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 16: The Chapters on Pawning Sahih

Chapter 9

Concession Allowing Leasing Out Barren Land For Gold And Silver

باب الرُّخْصَةِ فِي كِرَاءِ الأَرْضِ الْبَيْضَاءِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ

Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 2457
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ لِشَىْءٍ مَعْلُومٍ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هُوَ الْحَقْلُ وَهُوَ بِلِسَانِ الأَنْصَارِ الْمُحَاقَلَةُ ‏.‏
"‏ لأَنْ يَمْنَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ أَرْضَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“If one of you were to lend his brother his land, it would be better for him than taking such and such rent for it.”