Who bears the cost of purchasing manure (zabal) for fertilizing the land if needed?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)

Book 24 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The purchase of manure, if required for the land, is incumbent upon the owner of the capital because it is not considered labor; it is analogous to the materials purchased for pollination. The act of distributing this manure on the land is upon the cultivator, similar to pollination.