Nafi reported that Ibn Umar (RA) rented his land during the lifetime of Allahs Messenger ﷺ and during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (RA) and that of Umar and that of Uthman (RA) and during the early period of Muawiyas caliphate until at the end of Muawiyas reign, it reached him (Ibn Umar) that Rafi bin Khadij (RA) narratted (a hadith) in which (there was a decree) of prohibition by Allahs Apostle ﷺ . He (Ibn Umar) went to him (Rafi bin Khadij) and I was with him and he asked him, whereupon he said: Allahs Messenger ﷺ used to forbid the renting of land. So Ibn Umar (RA) abandoned it, and subsequently whenever he was asked about it, he said: Rafi bin Khadij (RA) alleged that Allahs Messenger ﷺ forbade it.