Is it permissible for a person holding land subject to Kharaj (tribute tax) to engage in Muzara'ah (sharecropping) with another?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)
Primary text
It is permissible for the possessor of land subject to Kharaj to engage in Muzara'ah with another, because his position is equivalent to that of a renter (Musta'jir) of that land.