and the cessation of his ownership of it, because the custom is to leave such things for whoever takes them; for this reason, it is permissible to glean them and graze upon them. We know of no disagreement regarding the permissibility of gleaning what the harvester leaves behind, such as ears of corn, grain, and other things. Thus, it is treated in the same manner as casting something aside by way of abandoning it, and it becomes like trivial items that fall, such as a piece of fruit, a morsel of food, and the like. If a person gathers the stones (pits) and plants them, they belong to him rather than to the person from whom they fell; the same applies here.

Section: Regarding the lease of land, it is permissible to lease it for gold, silver, and other goods, excluding edible items, according to the opinion of most scholars. Ahmad said: "They do not differ regarding gold and silver." Ibn al-Mundhir said: "The general body of scholars have reached a consensus that leasing land for a known time is permissible for gold and silver." We have narrated this statement from Sa'd, Rafi' ibn Khadij, Ibn Umar, and Ibn Abbas. This is also the opinion of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Urwa, al-Qasim, Salim, Abdullah ibn al-Harith, Malik, al-Layth, al-Shafi'i, Ishaq, Abu Thawr, and the jurists (Ashab al-Ra'y). It was narrated from Tawus and al-Hasan that they considered this reprehensible, due to what was narrated by Rafi' that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the leasing of farms. Agreed upon. Our evidence is that Rafi' said: "As for gold and silver, he did not forbid us," meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Agreed upon. And in Muslim: "As for something known and guaranteed, there is no harm in it." From Hanzala ibn Qays, that he asked Rafi' ibn Khadij about the leasing of land, and he said: