Validity of leasing half the land in exchange for half the tenant's benefit, the tenant's cattle/tool benefit, when both parties contribute the seed.

Chapter on Sharecropping (Muzara'ah)

Al-Mughni

Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)

Book 24 · Issue 2 · Bab 2

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Primary text

If both parties contribute the seed, the resulting crop is shared between them regardless of other conditions.

Supporting text

This case is treated similarly to the first case where the benefit was unspecified, but the resulting crop division is fixed as shared.