Chapter on Sharecropping and Leasing
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 14
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مُزَارَعَةِ أَهْلِ اَلْخَرَاجِ بِالرُّبُعِ وَ اَلثُّلُثِ وَ اَلنِّصْفِ فَقَالَ "لاَ بَأْسَ قَدْ قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ أَعْطَاهَا اَلْيَهُودَ حِينَ فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخَبْرِ وَ اَلْخَبْرُ هُوَ اَلنِّصْفُ".
In a narration from Hammad, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about farming partnerships with the people of kharaj lands based on a quarter, a third, or half of the yield. Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in it. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) made an agreement with the Jews of Khaybar when it was conquered, granting them the land based on 'al-khabr,' and 'al-khabr' means half."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh