Validity of an agreement where the landowner stipulates receiving the exact amount of seed back.

Chapter on Sharecropping (Muzara'ah)

Al-Mughni

Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)

Book 24 · Issue 3 · Bab 2

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This agreement is invalid because it is akin to stipulating a known, fixed quantity (*qufuzan ma'lumah*) for the owner, which is a void condition that invalidates the lease contract (*müzāra'ah*). This is because the harvest might yield only that fixed amount, thus exclusively benefiting the landowner, or it might yield less.