Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلُ أَرْضٍ أَوْ مَاءٍ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيُزْرِعْهَا أَخَاهُ وَلَا تَبِيعُوهَا فَسَأَلْتُ سَعِيدًا مَا لَا تَبِيعُوهَا الْكِرَاءُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
English Translation
Affan told us, Sulaym ibn Hayyan told us, Sa'id ibn Mina told us, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Whoever has surplus land or water, let him cultivate it himself or let his brother cultivate it, and do not sell it." So I asked Sa'id, "What does 'do not sell it' mean — renting it out?" He said, "Yes."