Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Agriculture — Hadith #3870
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قِرَاءَةً قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ عَبْدٌ أُؤَاجِرُهُ سَنَةً بِطَعَامِهِ وَسَنَةً أُخْرَى بِكَذَا وَكَذَا. قَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ وَيُجْزِئُهُ اشْتِرَاطُكَ حِينَ تُؤَاجِرُهُ أَيَّامًا أَوْ آجَرْتَهُ وَقَدْ مَضَى بَعْضُ السَّنَةِ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُحَاسِبُنِي لِمَا مَضَى.
“I said to ‘Ata’: ‘What if I hire a slave for a year in return for his food, and for another year, in return for such and such?’ He said: ‘There is nothing wrong with that, and you may stipulate your conditions of hiring even for a few days.’ ‘How about if I make a deal to hire him when part of the year has passed?’ He said: ‘Do not hold me to account for what has passed.'”
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن
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Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج
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al-Hakam bin 'Utayba الحكم بن عتيبة
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Mujahid bin Jabir مجاهد بن جبر
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Rafi' bin Khadij bin Rafi'