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)

Book 24 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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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.