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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلح وأحكام الجرارBook of Reconciliation and Rulings on Disputes
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الطَّرِيْقِ إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ كَمْ تُجْعَلُChapter: What has been reported regarding the road if there is a dispute about its width
Hadith 6095
اُردوEn
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى فِي الرَّحْبَةِ تَكُونُ بَيْنَ الطَّرِيقِ ثُمَّ يُرِيدُ أَهْلُهَا الْبُنْيَانَ فِيهَا فَقَضَى أَنْ يَتْرُكَ لِلطَّرِيقِ فِيهَا سَبْعَ أَذْرُعٍ قَالَ وَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ الطَّرِيقُ تُسَمَّى الْمِيتَاءَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was an open space lying on the way. When its owners intended to build there, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) decided that a path of seven handspans should be left. This path was called a thoroughfare.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this blessed hadith it is established that if someone’s vacant land remains unused and people pass through it or use it for some other purpose, the land will still belong to the original owner, and those who use it will have no right over it, except that a path seven hand-spans wide will be left for the people. In our society, those who temporarily use land for some time often claim permanent possession; such a claim is contrary to the Shari‘ah.
