Sahih Muslim Book - 21, Hadith - 3957

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ مُجَاهِدًا قَالَ لِطَاوُسٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى ابْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ فَاسْمَعْ مِنْهُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - قَالَ - فَانْتَهَرَهُ قَالَ إِنِّى وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نَهَى عَنْهُ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ وَلَكِنْ حَدَّثَنِى مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « لأَنْ يَمْنَحَ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ أَرْضَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا خَرْجًا مَعْلُومًا ».

It was narrated from 'Amr that Mujahid said to Tawus: "Let us go to Ibn Rafi' bin Khadij and listen to the Hadith from his father, from the Prophet (s.a.w)." He said: "He rebuked him." He said: "By Allah if I had known that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) forbade it, I would not have done it, but one who is more knowledgeable than them" - meaning Ibn 'Abbas - "told me that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'For a man to lend his land to his Muslim brother is better for him than taking a specified amount for it."'