Chapter on Sharecropping and Leasing
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 14
وَ رَوَى إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ لَنَا ضِيَاعاً وَ لَهَا اَلدُّولاَبُ وَ فِيهَا مَرَاعِي وَ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا غَنَمٌ وَ إِبِلٌ وَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تِلْكَ اَلْمَرَاعِي لِغَنَمِهِ وَ إِبِلِهِ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَحْمِيَ اَلْمَرَاعِيَ لِحَاجَتِهِ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ "إِذَا كَانَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ أَرْضَهُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَحْمِيَ وَ يُصَيِّرَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ" وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَبِيعُ اَلْمَرْعَى فَقَالَ "إِذَا كَانَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ أَرْضَهُ فَلاَ بَأْسَ".
Idris bin Zayd narrated from Abu Al-Hasan عليه السلام who said: I said to him, "May I be your ransom, we have lands that contain waterwheels and pastures, and some of us have sheep and camels and need these pastures for them. Is it permissible for him to reserve the pastures for his own need?" Imam عليه السلام said: "If the land is his, then he may reserve it and allocate it according to his needs." I then asked him, "Can a man sell the pasture?" Imam عليه السلام said: "If the land is his, then there is no harm in it."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh