Hadith 780
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وعن سمرة بن جندب رضي الله تعالى عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « من أحاط حائطا على أرض فهي له ». رواه أبو داود وصححه ابن الجارود.
Narrated Samurah bin Jundub (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone puts a wall around a (barren) land, it belongs to him." [Reported by Abu Dawud and Ibn al-Jarud graded it Sahih (authentic)].
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
