When the Prophet ﷺ migrated to Al-Madeenah, he ﷺ established the bond of brotherhood between the emigrants and the Ansaar (may Allah be pleased with them), who were exceptionally generous towards their fellow Muslims. None of them was stingy,nor did they withhold their wealth, homes, and food from their Muslim brothers. They graciously and munificently shared their wealth and houses with the emigrants. In this hadeeth, It was narrated on the authority of Aboo Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Ansaar (may Allah be pleased with them), who were the people of Al-Madeenah, wanted to split their palm trees with their emigrant brothers, putting their best interests before their own. They asked the Prophet ﷺ to divide up the date palms they owned between themselves and the emigrants, but he ﷺ refused, because he ﷺ knew of the future conquests and wealth that they would be given (i.e., spoils of war). Therefore, he ﷺ disliked that the Ansaar should give up their property. When they knew the Prophet’s decision, they sought to realize both benefits, namely, comply with the Prophet’s command and hasten to support their emigrant brothers financially. They said: “Look after the (palm) trees (i.e., water and tend to them) and share the fruits with us." The apparent indication of their statement is that the emigrants would perform the cultivation and irrigation work and take care of the lands, so that the Ansaar would grow their palm trees and they both would share the fruits. This means that the Ansaar retained their ownership of the palm trees,while the emigrants helped them out with the cultivation and irrigation work in return for a share of the picked fruits. This business transaction is known as Musaaqaah, (i.e., a share tenancy or partnership in the yield of trees), wherebytrees are given to someone to look after and irrigate in return for a share of the harvest. The version of the hadeeth recorded in Musnad Abee Ya‘laa reads: “He ﷺ said, ‘No; they may look after the palm trees in return for a half of the yield.’” According to this version, those were the words of the Prophet ﷺ and the meaning would be that the Ansaar would look after the lands, because the emigrants were not familiar with cultivation. This meaning was further supported by the hadeeth narrated on the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) reading: “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Al-Madeenah, the emigrants came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We have not seen people who are more willing to sacrifice when having a lot, nor more patient when having a little than the people whom we are staying amongst. Our provisions are so sufficient, and we share with them their produce, such that we fear that all our reward is gone. So, the Prophet ﷺ said: "No! As long as you supplicate to Allah for them and praise (i.e., show gratitude to) them (for it).”’ Thereupon, both the Ansaar and emigrants said: “We hear and obey,” in response to the Prophet’s command. Musaaqaah and Muzaara‘ah are partnership contracts that are founded on justice between the two partners. The owner of the trees and land may be likened to the owner of capital money (i.e., principal) who gives it to a Mudhaarib (i.e., the one who manages the Mudhaarabah) to invest his capital in trade, provided that they both share the profits and endure the potential loss equally, and this makes their partnership free of risk and ambiguity. The hadeeth urges Muslims to help their fellow Muslims and relieve them of hardship. It also underlines the virtues of the emigrants and Ansaar, and their good compliance with the Prophet’s commands. It is also deduced from the hadeeth that it is permissible to engage in Musaaqaah and Muzaara‘ah agreements. .