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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارةTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai Wal-Imarah)
باب فِي إِحْيَاءِ الْمَوَاتِChapter: Reviving Dead Land.
Hadith 3077
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ أَحَاطَ حَائِطًا عَلَى أَرْضٍ فَهِيَ لَهُ " .
Narrated Samurah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone surrounds a land with a wall, it belongs to him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
Merely taking possession of ownerless land is not sufficient; rather, it must be cultivated.
Only then is ownership established.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
Merely taking possession of ownerless land is not sufficient; rather, it must be cultivated.
Only then is ownership established.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3077
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الخراج، باب في إحياء الموات، حديث:3077.* قتادة عنعن.»©Explanation:
The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
Therefore, merely taking possession of unowned and ownerless land is not sufficient; rather, ownership will be established when it is cultivated, as is proven from previous ahadith.
And Allah knows best.
«أخرجه أبوداود، الخراج، باب في إحياء الموات، حديث:3077.* قتادة عنعن.»©Explanation:
The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
Therefore, merely taking possession of unowned and ownerless land is not sufficient; rather, ownership will be established when it is cultivated, as is proven from previous ahadith.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 780
