Ibn 'Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr, Umar, 'Uthmân, and in the early days of Mu'awiya. Then he was told the narration of Râfi ' bin Khadîj that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn 'Umar went to Râfi and I accompanied him. He asked Râfi who replied that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn 'Umar said, "You know that we used to rent our farms in the lifetime of Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) for the yield of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and for certain amount of At-Tibn (i.e. chopped straw [1]). [3:535-O.B]