Islam regulates the interactions and transactions between people, and ensures that they are based on the principles of cooperation, (fostering) rapport, affection, love, and avoiding conflict, discord, and deceit. In this hadeeth, ‘AbdullahIbn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet ﷺ conquered Khaybar, a town located 95 miles (153 km) to the north of Al-Madeenah on the route to Shaam,whichwas inhabited by the Jews. After its conquest in 7 A.H., the Prophet ﷺ made an agreement with the Jews to look after the palm groves and agricultural fields in return for half the yield. They were responsible for tending to the lands, cultivating, and irrigating them in return for half the picked dates. This business transaction is called Musaaqaah (i.e., share-tenancy orpartnership in the yield of trees), whereas Muzaara‘ah means renting out land to someone to cultivate it in return for half the yield. The Prophet ﷺ used to give his wives one hundred Wasqs each. A Wasq equaled 60 Saa‘s (approximately 130 kg) and the Saa‘ equaled four Mudds, and the Mudd equaled two handfuls scooped up by someone with hands of average size. He ﷺ also gave each eighty Wasqs of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley. When ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became the Caliph, he exiled the Jews from Khaybar and they settled in Taymaa’ and Areehaa’ instead. He (may Allah be pleased with them) distributed the lands of Khaybar between Muslims and gave the wives of the Prophet ﷺ the choice either to have their share of the land or carry on the previous practice, and take exactly what the Prophet ﷺ used to give them. Some of them chose to take their shares of the land,while others preferred the old practice. ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was one of those who chose the land. The hadeeth highlights the permissibility of Muzaara‘ah and Musaaqaah transactions. .