Is it valid to divide a single orchard into parts for contracting different shares for irrigation services?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)

Book 24 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If a single orchard is divided, and one half is contracted for a half share and the other half is contracted for a third share, the contract is valid, provided the two halves are distinguishable, as this is legally equivalent to two separate orchards.